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  1. How Alma College became "The Scots," and the start of the Highland Festival in Alma, Michigan.

    Date(s): November 10, 1931 Location: Gratiot, Michigan Tag(s): Highland Festival, Herbert Estes, Scottish Influence, Mascot, The Scots, Alma College 

    The Scottish Influence   The history behind the Alma College mascot began with the student-run newspaper, The Almanian, which ran a series of stories over a three week period in 1931 asking the students of Alma college to participate in a contest to come up with a new school mascot to replace the then current one: the Fighting Presbyterians. According to the first announcement of the contest in the...