University Vice President Harry Clifton вЂњCurleyвЂќ Byrd called Johns HopkinsвЂ™ auditor Henry Iddins, informing him of the theft. Tydings and Ralph Williams, former SGA President who presented the memorial to University President Pearson, ordered a search.В The thieves left вЂњJ.H.U.вЂќ painted in green on the statueвЂ™s base, hinting that the thieves were from the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. At 8 AM the next morning, SGA President Warren S. The statue was first stolen on May 28, 1934, on a Monday night, the last day of the semester. This blog post explores the more memorable kidnappings of Testudo from his perch outside Ritchie Coliseum, before the statue was filled with cement and relocated outside the football stadium in 1951. According to a short article from the September 23, 1958, issue of the Diamondback, Testudo was stolen from his perch outside Ritchie Coliseum twelve times in fifteen years, between its unveiling in 19. The Testudo-nappings began not long after the dedication. Testudo memorial statue outside of Ritchie Coliseum. Cutler, the architect who designed the Coliseum, finalized plans for the base initially drawn by D.C.-area artist Joseph Himmelheber. The original memorial, created at the Gorham Manufacturing Company in Providence, Rhode Island, was placed on a brick and stone pedestal, funded by donations from the SGA, outside of Ritchie Coliseum.

Pearson by Ralph Williams, President of the Student Government Association (SGA). The first Testudo statue was revealed on the afternoon of June 2, 1933, when a 400-pound replica of a Diamondback Terrapin was presented to University President Raymond A.

Believe or not, our beloved Testudo was not immune from this phenomenon too! the Army mule and the Navy goat or USCвЂ™s theft of UCLAвЂ™s Victory Bell, among many other tales. There are many great stories in college and university lore about kidnapping the mascot of a rival school, e.g.

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