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The story behind Trinity College\u2019s beloved Bantam, it has been written, goes something like this: The Honorable Joseph Buffington, Trinity Class of 1875, who served as a trustee of the College and as a federal judge, also was known as a skilled public speaker. It was in Pittsburgh in spring 1899, at a meeting of the Princeton Alumni Association of Western Pennsylvania, that Buffington introduced the Trinity mascot of the future. Noting the competitiveness and spirit\u2014in athletics and more\u2014of Trinity students and likening the college landscape to that of a barnyard, Buffington referred to a bantam, an independent and spirited animal. \u201cThe Trinity [B]antam ever feels that whatever company is fit for him to be at, he is entirely fit to be there,\u201d he said. Sports media picked up on it and began referencing the Bantam as the College\u2019s mascot. And the rest, as they say, is history.<\/p>\n

EDITOR\u2019S NOTE \u201cTrinity Treasure\u201d highlights a person, place, or thing on campus that is just what the name implies: a Trinity treasure. Do you have an idea for what to showcase? Please send your suggestions to sonya.adams@trincoll.edu<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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