Mermaid

Cupola of West College, c.1895

The cupola of West College, with a man standing inside next to the bell, around 1895. The mermaid is visible on the top of the cupola.

President Edel at Homecoming, 1950

View as President William Edel (Class of 1915) holds the Mermaid and the Little Brown Bucket at the Homecoming football game against Gettysburg College at Biddle field in November 1950.

Homecoming celebration, 1950

President William W. Edel holds the Mermaid after Phi Kappa Psi brothers surrender it during Homecoming weekend in fall 1950.

Mermaid, c.1950

View as a worker climbs up to the Mermaid on the cupola of Old West around 1950.

Mermaid, c.1970

View of the Mermaid around 1970.

Mermaid, c.1970

View of the Mermaid weathervane around 1970.

Mermaid, c.1975

View as several men work on Old West's cupola and the mermaid weathervane around 1975.

Mermaid, 1984

View of the Mermaid in 1984.

Mermaid Riding Bicycle, 1915

Photograph of a bicycle that was attached to the mermaid on top of Old West.

The bike was put there as a prank by freshman members of Alpha Chi Rho during the 1914-15 school year. According to a letter by Frank Masland, class of 1918 and one of the participants, the stolen bike belonged...

Mermaid Riding Bicycle, 1915

View of a group of students in the Old West cupola and a bicycle that was attached to the mermaid. The bike was put there as a prank by freshman members of Alpha Chi Rho during the 1914-15 school year. According to a letter by Frank Masland, class of 1918 and one of the participants, the stolen...

Mermaid Riding Bicycle, 1915

View of a group of students in the Old West cupola and a bicycle that was attached to the mermaid.

The bike was put there as a prank by freshman members of Alpha Chi Rho during the 1914-15 school year. According to a letter by Frank Masland, class of 1918 and one of the participants, the...

Nine friends, c.1982

Nine students pose in a dorm hallway with a homemade Dickinson Mermaid.

Old West cupola, c.1985

View of the Old West cupola around 1985.

President Rubendall with the Mermaid, c.1970

View as President Howard Rubendall (Class of 1931) holds the Mermaid around 1970.

Return of the mermaid at Homecoming, 1975

A student returns the mermaid (a replica, which was crafted in the late 1960s, after the original was placed in the college archives) to President Banks at the Homecoming football game on October 4, 1975.

Returning the Mermaid at Homecoming, 1950

Students return the mermaid to President William Edel during the Homecoming football game in fall 1950.

Returning the Mermaid at Homecoming, 1969

A student talks to President Howard Rubendall in the Holland Union Building about returning the stolen mermaid during Homecoming weekend in November 1969.

Returning the Mermaid at Homecoming, 1969

Students return the stolen mermaid to President Rubendall at Homecoming in November 1969.

President Rubendall with the Mermaid, c.1970

President Howard L. Rubendall holds a replica of the mermaid, crafted in the late 1960s, on a stage on Biddle field around 1970.

Students With Mermaid Riding Bicycle, 1915

Photograph of students on the Old West cupola when a bicycle was attached to the mermaid. The bike was put there as a prank by freshman members of Alpha Chi Rho during the 1914-15 school year. According to a letter by Frank Masland, class of 1918 and one of the participants, the stolen bike...