The article “Mike the Tiger is mightier than all other mascots” brought back many memories. I was a freshman in 1936, and yes, many of us contributed $0.25 to help pay for Mike I. Total cost, as I recall, was about $600. When Mike arrived in October, 1936, the students thought it was in order to declare a holiday even though President James Monroe Smith apparently didn’t favor it. So we blocked the entrances to the campus and prevented the faculty from entering the campus. Mission accomplished. I was not aware of the origin of Tiger nickname, but let me explain how “Mike” came about. The LSU athletic trainer was the very popular Mike Chambers. All knew him as “Mr. Mike.” When an injury occurred on the field he would run out, drape the injured on his broad shoulders and trot to the LSU bench. Everyone would stand and applaud. Players back then rarely weighed 200 pounds. The University leased a train once a year to take the Cadet Corps, the band and cheerleaders to a game away. I remember going to Birmingham to play Auburn and to Knoxville to play Tennessee. On Saturday morning we would parade downtown led by “Mike the Tiger” (in his traveling trailer), the Cadet Corps, the band and cheerleaders. Thought you would enjoy learning a little bit more about Mike I. Warren E. Savant, 1940 alumnus