1932, the legendary curly bird proposed that the school mascots should be "Maryland reptile" and rattlesnake water turtle. The name of the mascot is Testudo, which means protective shell. 1933, the graduates raised funds to cast the first bronze statue of tortoise and turtle, which was placed in front of Ritchie Gymnasium on the road of 1. 1947 students of Johns Hopkins University hijacked the statue of Master Roshi to the campus of Johns Hopkins University. Students in the university park rushed to Baltimore and besieged the dormitory of Johns Hopkins University where turtles and rabbits were hidden. In the end, more than 200 riot police intervened. 1949, Tortoise and Rabbit were kidnapped to the University of Virginia. 195 1 year, the turtle was fixed on the ground, but it was still destroyed by students from other schools. In the 1 960s, Master Roshi was moved to the front of the Mackenzie Library, far away from the1road. Students at the University of Maryland have a tradition of touching the turtle's nose or placing food, flowers and other "tributes" in front of the turtle, hoping for good luck.