A Tale Of Two Elephants

Jumbo the elephant, P.T. Barnum's celebrated circus pachyderm, is commemorated in statuesque form both in St. Thomas, Ontario (where, in 1885, he met his untimely demise by train)......and the Tufts Campus in Medford, MA (where, in 1975, he met his second untimely demise, this time by fire).Today, his ashes live on in a 14 ounce Peter Pan Crunchy Peanut Butter jar on the desk of Tufts' Athletic Director. Third time's the charm, Jumbo!

You can read more about our mascot's epic life here:
http://www.tufts.edu/alumni/magazine/spring2002/jumbo.html