School Mascot

[Cody Carey]

I think our beaver is intimidating ...

[KyleGilbert45]

Please use the EDIT feature instead of double posting.

I would say that the beaver looks pretty intimidating for a beaver.

[Courtneyb1023]

My high school was the Bedford "kicking mules"..that's right the mules. The mule is dumb, not tough, and can't reproduce.

[Taylor]

Fairfield, IL also is the home of the Mules.
The Midwest has its share of interesting mascots - the aforementioned Frankfort Hot Dogs, the Laporte, IN Slicers, the North Judson-San Pierre Blue Jays, and my personal favorite, the Hoopeston, IL Cornjerkers.

[killerofkiller]

Well, the Schools that make up our team are a tiger, bulldog and a falcon.. but our *unofficial* mascot is a "superman like" character :-p.. the SUPER SPAM MAN

[Zyik]

Eh my schools mascot is a greyhound. But I heard of a school, university I think, that has a Bananna Slug.

[KTorak]

Originally Posted by boiler

Fairfield, IL also is the home of the Mules.
The Midwest has its share of interesting mascots - the aforementioned Frankfort Hot Dogs, the Laporte, IN Slicers, the North Judson-San Pierre Blue Jays, and my personal favorite, the Hoopeston, IL Cornjerkers.

Weird. I was pretty sure our school prided ourself on being the only school in the country with a mule as its mascot. Oh well...better hope we do good at GLR so our school has something else to shoot for.

[slickguy2007]

Originally Posted by Cody C

I think our beaver is intimidating ...

Beavers don't need to be intimidating because they have something much more valuable..... they are clever.

GO 1403!!!

[KenWittlief]

correct me if Im wrong but arnt beavers on the endangered species list?

how intimidating can you be if your species is on the brink of extinction?

[Andrew Blair]

Originally Posted by KenWittlief

correct me if Im wrong but arnt beavers on the endangered species list?

how intimidating can you be if your species is on the brink of extinction?

I sure hope not, 'cause they're a furbearer in PA!

[Mr. Van]

There are two institutes of higher learning that have recognized that the beaver is most appropriate for a mascot. They are MIT and Caltech. I am fairly sure (and Woodie will back me up...) that MIT selected this noble animal first.

Here's what Lester Gardner (MIT 1898) said in favor of this mascot which was selected by MIT in 1914:

“We first thought of the kangaroo, which, like Tech, goes forward by leaps and bounds. Then we considered the elephant. He is wise, patient, strong, hard working, and like all those who graduate from Tech, has a good tough hide. But neither of these were American animals. We turned to [William Temple] Hornaday’s book on the animals of North America and instantly chose the beaver. The beaver not only typifies the Tech [student], but his habits are peculiarly our own. The beaver is noted for his engineering, mechanical skills, and industry. His habits are nocturnal. He does his best work in the dark.”

-Mr. Van
Coach, RoboDox 599

PS. It is University of California at Santa Cruz which has the glorious Bannana Slug as its mascot.

[Rick TYler]

Originally Posted by Mr. Van

It is University of California at Santa Cruz which has the glorious Bannana Slug as its mascot.

Faugh on the banana slug. Zot zot zot!

University of California, Irvine, class of '81...