![]() The beaver is noted for his engineering, mechanical skills, and industry. The beaver not only typifies the Tech (student), but his habits are peculiarly our own. 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, hard working, 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 (formally decided upon by President MacLaurin in 1914) calling upon the now famous defense of the beaver by Lester Gardner, Class of 1897: The committee agreed upon a three part construction, with a primary image on the bezel of the ring and two other images on the two shanks.Ĭontroversy quickly arose over whether to honor the Beaver or the Great Dome on the bezel, and the debate was so heated that the status of the beaver as the Institute’s mascot was even called into question. Brigham Allen, called upon one member of the classes of 1930, 1931, and 1932 and entrusted them with the task of designing a ring that the Institute Committee would ultimately approve as the Standard Technology Ring. ![]() The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Brass Rat tradition was born in the spring of 1929.
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