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"Highlanders” Named
New ESC Monicker
By Richard Peterson, Editor
Last year a suggestion was made
to THE SPECTATOR that a contest be started to give the College
llege
rd to
some sense of balance in regard
a tradition. Many people, both faculty and students, have participated
and workecr hard to correct a situat ion concerning a college with a
Scottish name (Edinboro), an Indian team name iRed Raiders),
an Hawaiian love song, (Alma Ma
ter), and no mascot.
A contest was held last spring re­
garding a change in team name,
Alma -Mater, and the selection of
a mascot. More people voted in
this contest than in any election
held on this campus last year. The
results were os follows: Team
name - Highlanders: z\lma Mater Annie Laurie: Mascot • Scotch Ter­
rier.
These results were submitted to
Student-Faculty council, who ac­
cepted the new team name and
mascot, but rejected the new Alma
Mater. Next the results were
passed on to the Administrative
Council and the Alumni Control
Board, who accepted the new team
name, but rejected the mascot on
the grounds that its upkeep would
be more trouble than it’s worth as
a mascot.
As of now, THE SPECTATOR

announces, officially, that after
clearing nil appropriate channel-.,
this Colic...
.... the'
lego’s teams ....
are now
Edinboro Stale Highlanders, thus
lying a Scottish theme to the field
cf athletics in this school. The Ab
ma Mater remains the same until
some one can write or select some­
thing that can pass the critical eyes
of the appropriate authorities. The
college has no mascot until a new
idea can be formulated that will
acceptably represent this College
But it is important to remember
that a year ago there was confusion
about trying to or..
irganize and unify
Hit inn With some
caw
this school’s tradition.
effort, part of the job has been ac­
complished. Perhaps now someone
will write an acceptable Alma Ma­
ter to fit the Scottish theme and
tradition of the Edinboro State
Highlanders. And perhaps some or­
ganization will come up with the
ideas ard money to dress a boy and
girl like a Highlander Ind and lassie
l(> represent
I
this College, if an arumnlil is unacceptable.
Things can be accomplished with
a certain amount of effort. Nowhere
can you voice your opinion on this
you
matter and other matters as y"
can in this newspaper. I hope1 ftfor
om
and expect some reaction fror
you. the student body.

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