Hornady’s book on the animals of North America and instantly chose the beaver. But neither of these were American animals.
He is wise, patient, strong, hardworking, and, like all who graduate from Tech, has a good hide. We first thought of the kangaroo which, like Tech, goes forward in leaps and bounds. The Committee looked to the original discussion over the mascot, calling upon the now-famous defense of the beaver by Lester Gardner, class of 1897. They couldn’t decide whether to put the beaver or the Dome on the bezel of ring. Brigham Allen brought together a member from each of the Classes of 1930, 1931, and 1932 to design a ring that the Institute Committee would approve as the Standard Technology Ring. The tradition began in the spring of 1929 when senior class president C. Legend has it that it is the third most recognized ring in the world, after the Superbowl Ring and the Pope Ring. At Commencement, the ring is flipped over so that the beaver is sitting on the world. MIT students get theirs sophomore year and wear the beaver “sitting” on them until graduation.
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