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<\/a>Like many universities, Mundelein has deep roots in sports and competition. Ping pong, tennis, swimming, horseback riding, and even football make up just a portion of the physical activity offered to the young women at Mundelein. Mundelein students don\u2019t appear to need help representing themselves, and plenty of photos exist in the collection that underscore the importance of sport to these college students. Uniforms, Mundelein signs, and posing with sports equipment replace a unified mascot across campus.<\/p>\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nFigure 2: Mundelein College Horseback Riding Club raise hands while posing on horses at the Parkway Riding Academy during the MC Riding Club Annual Horse Show, 1940<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Mundelein was known for its 15-story skyscraper building, the fa\u00e7ade of which is iconic to the school and its legacy. Not necessarily a traditional mascot, but the imagery persists with Mundelein lore. The fa\u00e7ade is photographed heavily in the collection\u2014in snow celebrating a day off classes, with red paint to protest war, and is recreated in drawings and illustrations as representative of the school. The skyscraper was completed in 1930 and sets the college apart from other institutions built during the same period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While it seems that it was easy for Mundelein students to pick up sports, it was clearly not as easy to nail down a mascot. While it is true that Mundelein merch was rare on campus, the M insignia and red and gold coloring scream school spirit. The Mundelein college class ring even featured the famed Skyscraper, and the classic Mundelein beanie surely lives in the hearts of many alums as representative of a unified student body. The Mundelein beanie is ever the popular relic from a college gone by and is as iconic for past students as the LU Wolf is for students today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some teams had mascots of their own, including the Terrapins\u2014a swimming team that did water plays, synchronized swimming, and water ballet. Terry the Turtle is the iconic mascot for the Terrapin Club, and perhaps the most lasting animal representative hosted by a Mundelein sports team.<\/p>\n\n\n Terry the Turtle is a dapper turtle, celebrates holidays, and even has a birthday. He has two distinct forms in Mundelein lore: one being a very turtle-like turtle with an indicative \u201cM\u201d on his shell, and the other a fanciful representation of Terry\u2019s personality come to life\u2014as sophisticated and decorative as the day is long. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Terry, however special to all Mundelein students, only represents the Terrapin club. Of all the sports organizations at Mundelein, the most hilariously unique attempt to create a mascot is the \u201cLaker\u201d. The Laker is, simply put, Lake Michigan anthropomorphized. In the photo below you can see a student wearing a large blue suit, complete with a face, ready to represent Mundelein\u2019s athletic department. I\u2019d heard rumors of the fabled Laker, but until I saw this famed mascot for myself, I couldn\u2019t comprehend what a sight it would be. All of a sudden, the Rambler seems a bit boring\u2026 Personally I wouldn\u2019t mind pledging my allegiance to the sixth Great Lake, even if it is giving me the side eye. <\/p>\n\n\n These images, and many many more, are part of a grant to digitize and preserve precious materials relating to Mundelein College. The collection will live on the Illinois Digital Archives site where users will be able to scroll through memories and events captured here on campus. Check back in the coming months to see your university represented on the https:\/\/www.idaillinois.org\/<\/a> website. Until then, check back here on our blog page and join us as we explore some sneak peek materials from the collection!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Until next time, fellow \u201cLakers\u201d! <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Katy is studying for her master\u2019s degrees in Public History and Library and Information Science. She has a BA in Art History and her special interest is art made by women in the US South. She would love to see the quilt your grandma made and hear about your favorite family heirlooms.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Figure 1. \u201cMundelein College softball team poses for team photo straddling the Mundelein College sign in front of Coffey Hall.\u201d 1990. Box 8, Folder 10, Mundelein College Photograph Collection, Women and Leadership Archives, Chicago, IL. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Figure 2. \u201cMundelein College Horseback Riding Club raise hands while posing on horses at the Parkway Riding Academy during the MC Riding Club Annual Horse Show.\u201d 1940. Box 8, Folder 7, Mundelein College Photograph Collection, Women and Leadership Archives, Chicago, IL. Digitized 2022-06-29<\/p>\n\n\n\n Figure 3. \u201cMundelein College tennis club poses for photo with wooden tennis rackets in gymnasium.\u201d 1930. Box 8, Folder 15, Mundelein College Photograph Collection, Women and Leadership Archives, Chicago, IL. Digitized 2022-06-27<\/p>\n\n\n\n Figure 4. \u201cMundelein College student athlete posing in fencing foil and gear but no helmet.\u201d 1937. Box 8, Folder 2, Mundelein College Photograph Collection, Women and Leadership Archives, Chicago, IL. Digitized 2022-06-27 <\/p>\n\n\n\n Figure 5. \u201cSouth View\u201d 1931. Mundelein College Scrapbook Collection, Scrapbook 12, page 4, Women and Leadership Archives, Chicago, IL. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Figure 6. \u201cMundelein College mascot in chair with Mundelein College shorts, shirt, pennant, and bag.\u201d Box 8, Folder 9, Mundelein College Photograph Collection, Women and Leadership Archives, Chicago, IL. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Figure 7. \u201cMundelein Beanie.\u201d Photograph taken 2018, Women and Leadership Archives, Chicago, IL. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Figure 8. \u201cMundelein College synchronized swimming team, the Terrapins, celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Terrapin Club and pose for team photo sitting around a stuffed terrapin with an “M” on it that is attached to a large star. The students are holding flags from different countries.\u201d 1941 Box 8, Folder 12, Mundelein College Photograph Collection, Women and Leadership Archives, Chicago, IL. Digitized 2022-07-05.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Figure 9. \u201cTerry the Turtle dressed as Santa, with a fake beard sitting in a chimney, labeled \u2018For You!\u2019.\u201d 1938-1958. Mundelein College Scrapbook Collection, Scrapbook 0003, page 44, Women and Leadership Archives, Chicago, IL. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Figure 10. \u201cMundelein College basketball team mascot, Lucy Laker, played by Mundelein student, Cherie Wanatowicz.\u201d c. 1985. Box 8, Folder 9, Mundelein College Photograph Collection, Women and Leadership Archives, Chicago, IL. Digitized 2022-06-29<\/p>\n\n\n\n Figure 11. \u201cFour Mundelein College members, including Coach Brenda Weare, stand in lobby of Mundelein College wearing red boutonnieres. One student has their face painted white and blue, they are dressed in a large blue costume with a face on it, and they are wearing a white hat.\u201d 1987. Box 7, Folder 14, Mundelein College Photograph Collection, Women and Leadership Archives, Chicago, IL. 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