Ceramic Doll, 1919.

Class of 1920: Ceramic Doll

The Class of 1920 elected the ceramic doll, her hair wrapped in leaves, as their mascot. 

Wooden Doll, 1919.

Class of 1921: Wooden Doll

Much like their predecessors, the Class of 1921 elected a doll to serve as their mascot. 

Rather than maintain the ceramic doll, this Class opted for a wooden version of the mascot to differentiate their choice from the previous class'.  

Philippe Andre Chambart, 1919.

Class of 1922: Phillipe Andre Chambart

The Class of 1922 chose Phillipe Andre Chambart, a young French boy, as their class representative. Chambart was the only real human being to serve as a Simmons mascot.

Little is known about the boy today, as no documentation has been uncovered concerning his life or the reasons he was chosen to represent the Class of 1922. However, we do know that the boy was born on September 18, 1912 in Herimoncourt, France.  

Parrot, 1921.

Class of 1923: Parrot

The Class of 1923 was the first to elect a bird as their mascot.

This class further broke with tradition through their choice of an animal, a choice made only once before with the election of Punch as the Class of 1907's mascot. After the Class of 1923 chose the Parrot, subsequent classes increasingly opted for non-fictional animal representatives as well. 

White Rabbit, 1921.

Class of 1924 with White Rabbit, c. 1924.

Class of 1924: White Rabbit

Much like the Class before them, the Class of 1924 chose an animal—a white rabbit—to represent their year. Reflecting on this choice during their senior year, one student recalled the excitement felt upon the announcement of their mascot: 

[O]ur mascot made his first public appearance, life-size, and was greeted with applause appropriate for the chief performer in the affairs of that super-lucky class of ’24. 

Clementine, 1925.

Class of 1925: Clementine

Clementine the gray elephant was the first of five elephants elected to serve as class mascots.

Clementine could be found all over campus, and images of her were affixed to student clothing, stationary, and dormitory decorations. 

Owl, 1926.

Class of 1926: Owl

The Class of 1926 continued the new tradition of selecting an animal as their mascot, and elected the owl to represent their Class. 

Teddy Bear, 1925.

"Sophomore Mascots," 1924.

Class of 1927: Teddy Bear

The Sophomore Luncheon was a time for Simmons students to meet their mascot in person for the first time, as a class. One student recounted this meeting in the 1927 Microcosm:

It was long, long ago that 1927 became a class and got its now historic ring. Out of the mist of the past rises a picture of the Refectory decked in green and white—our luncheon that was green from soup to ices—our Toastmistress, Betty—our class Mascot who growled at us from the speakers’ table—our own Dr. Gay, with his story of Princess Sophomore and her dragon—not to mention our Dr. Mark and Miss Franc, now Mrs. Skirball, who vied with each other to amuse us—and then ourselves, for the first time, a class!

White Bulldog, 1925.

Margaret Colgate, Elizabeth Esty ('28), Helen Hobbs, and Catherine Putnam with White Bulldog, c. 1927.

Class of 1928: White Bulldog

Reminiscent of the Class of 1907's mascot, the White Bulldog was elected to represent the Class of 1928. 

Doris Sackett ('29) and Marion Henderson ('29) with class mascots, c. 1929.

Kitty, 1926.

Class of 1929: Kitty

The Class of 1929 was the first, and only, Class to elect a cat as their mascot.

Kitty, the black cat, could be found throughout campus and in residence halls. Cut-outs of the mascot were carried around by students and became an integral part of their undergraduate experience.