[JJJ]

some more on the history for Stanford here

http://www.gostanford.com/sports/2013/4/...45366.aspx

and from the Daily archives

from 1975

Voters axe Indian mascot; Robber Barons selected

Students resoundingly defeated the Stanford Indian as a school mascot in the special referendum held yesterday and Wednesday. Of the 2770 students voting, preliminary results show only 855 (30.87 percent) supported the Indian, while 1915 (69.13 percent) were opposed. As a replacement, the name Robber Barons received the most first and second place votes (1664), followed closely bv Sequoias (1598) and Trees (1530). The present symbol, Cardinals, came in fourth (1309), while Railroaders, Spikes and Huns all finished well below the top four choices.

http://stanforddailyarchive.com/cgi-bin/...vote------

from 1981

Students vote to accept Cardinal

The Stanford Cardinal, garnering 970 votes in the mascot referendum, will be the ASSU's recommendation to the University's mascot committee, according to Mariann Byerwalter, Council of Presidents (COP) representative to the committee. The second choice of voters was the tree, with 826 votes, and third choice was the gryphon, with 655 votes. The leading write-in was the robber baron with 310 votes. Next was the Indian with 82 votes

http://stanforddailyarchive.com/cgi-bin/...vote------

I remember the back page of the Daily:

The search for a mascot began in 1972 when then - President Richard

Lyman officially abolished the Indian as the University's mascot after Native American students complained. A mascot committee chose "Thunderchicken" as the new mascot, but the choice was quickly renounced. Lyman instated Cardinal, Stanford's color, as the University symbol. Various referendums have surfaced over the years and each has had a different winner. Groups have pushed for their own favorites — the band has supported the tree, athletes have sought the gryphon and alumni have foughtto bring back Indians. Some interesting mascot choices of this election were the medflies, the red Kennedies, rhino of Vegas showgirl, tentacle man, the shopping centers, no mascots, and the lemmings.

[JJJ]

some more on the history for Stanford here

http://www.gostanford.com/sports/2013/4/...45366.aspx

and from the Daily archives

from 1975

Voters axe Indian mascot; Robber Barons selected

Students resoundingly defeated the Stanford Indian as a school mascot in the special referendum held yesterday and Wednesday. Of the 2770 students voting, preliminary results show only 855 (30.87 percent) supported the Indian, while 1915 (69.13 percent) were opposed. As a replacement, the name Robber Barons received the most first and second place votes (1664), followed closely bv Sequoias (1598) and Trees (1530). The present symbol, Cardinals, came in fourth (1309), while Railroaders, Spikes and Huns all finished well below the top four choices.

http://stanforddailyarchive.com/cgi-bin/...vote------

from 1981

Students vote to accept Cardinal

The Stanford Cardinal, garnering 970 votes in the mascot referendum, will be the ASSU's recommendation to the University's mascot committee, according to Mariann Byerwalter, Council of Presidents (COP) representative to the committee. The second choice of voters was the tree, with 826 votes, and third choice was the gryphon, with 655 votes. The leading write-in was the robber baron with 310 votes. Next was the Indian with 82 votes

http://stanforddailyarchive.com/cgi-bin/...vote------

I remember the back page of the Daily:

The search for a mascot began in 1972 when then - President Richard

Lyman officially abolished the Indian as the University's mascot after Native American students complained. A mascot committee chose "Thunderchicken" as the new mascot, but the choice was quickly renounced. Lyman instated Cardinal, Stanford's color, as the University symbol. Various referendums have surfaced over the years and each has had a different winner. Groups have pushed for their own favorites — the band has supported the tree, athletes have sought the gryphon and alumni have foughtto bring back Indians. Some interesting mascot choices of this election were the medflies, the red Kennedies, rhino of Vegas showgirl, tentacle man, the shopping centers, no mascots, and the lemmings.