{"id":47296,"date":"2020-09-25T14:19:28","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T18:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=47296"},"modified":"2020-09-28T15:11:11","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T19:11:11","slug":"the-unofficial-history-of-herm-emus-mascot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2020\/the-unofficial-history-of-herm-emus-mascot\/","title":{"rendered":"The unofficial history of Herm, 黑料正能量&#8217;s mascot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new incarnation of the 黑料正能量 (黑料正能量) Royals mascot will make his first appearance <strong>Friday, Oct. 16, at 7:30 on Facebook Live<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2020\/all-virtual-homecoming-and-family-weekend-features-new-herm-fun-run-ride-tentalks-and-much-more\/\">during Homecoming weekend<\/a>. He&#8217;s coming to fill some (literally) large shoes left behind by the &#8220;sleek blue&#8221; Herm that Royals have come to know and love for 22 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the history of Herm begins well before this passing of the torch \u2013 the Herm unveiled this October will be the fifth loyal lion to take to the court, fields, and campus-at-large. Read on to learn how our very own, very loveable <em>Panthera leo<\/em> came to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Many thanks to <strong>Ashley Kishorn<\/strong>, <\/em><em>field hockey head coach<\/em><strong>,<\/strong><em> and <strong>Les Helmuth<\/strong>, <\/em><em>former alumni relations director<\/em>, <em>for their contributions to this history.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>March 1980<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>&nbsp;Eastern Mennonite College basketball coach <strong>Sherman Eberly &#8217;68<\/strong> says <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/p15601qs\/id\/5090\">in a <em>Weather Vane <\/em>article<\/a> that he&#8217;d like to see &#8220;some type of mascot&#8221; and an organized pep band next season, which would &#8220;add a great deal to team spirit.&#8221; Up until now, the Royals logo <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/p15601qs\/id\/7653\/rec\/4\">has been drawn as a coat of arms<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/Herm1982.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47311\" width=\"286\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/Herm1982.png 313w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/Herm1982-144x300.png 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1981<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Alumni relations director <strong>Les Helmuth &#8217;78<\/strong> holds a student competition to create a cartoon mascot for the Eastern Mennonite College Royals. The Royals Lion wins the competition, and a character design is first drawn by <strong>Darrell Yoder &#8217;81<\/strong> with the name &#8220;HRM,&#8221; short for &#8220;his royal majesty.&#8221;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Gloria Lehman &#8217;74<\/strong>, a home economics teacher at Eastern Mennonite High School, and Helmuth create the first iteration of the Herm costume. Helmuth said he served as the first HRM as &#8220;the headgear was intoxicating and I couldn\u2019t find anyone to wear it.&#8221; This first incarnation became known as the &#8220;wimpy&#8221; lion.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Rob French &#8217;84<\/strong> becomes HRM for the next three years. <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/p15601qs\/id\/7653\/rec\/4\">One night<\/a>, &#8220;there was a disagreement between our cheerleaders and Bridgewater&#8217;s. I went over to apologize and they pulled my tail!&#8221;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1984<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>HRM is reborn as a professionally made costume with string hair.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1988<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A new and improved &#8220;Herm&#8221; enters the scene with a mane of blue and white feathers. &#8220;That was a flea-bitten old thing,&#8221; said Professor <strong>Lester Zook.<\/strong> &#8220;Every time it would run across the gym, those feathers would fly. It was almost embarrassing.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/Herm1994.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47298\" width=\"215\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/Herm1994.png 428w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/Herm1994-204x300.png 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1994<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The athletics department commissions artist Henry Gomez to rebrand Herm, but &#8220;its rippling muscles and grimacing expression created controversy in the department,&#8221; <em>The Weather Vane<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/p15601qs\/id\/7653\/rec\/4\">reported in a November 2000 article<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1995 &#8211; 1997<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Herm is mysteriously absent \u2026 gap years, perhaps?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1998<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The &#8220;sleek blue lion&#8221; Herm, designed by 黑料正能量 communications staffer <strong>Wendell Esbenshade,<\/strong> begins its 22-year reign over 黑料正能量&#8217;s athletics facilities after appearing on the basketball court. Director of alumni and parent relations <strong>Janet Stutzman <\/strong>purchases the new costume on behalf of the alumni club &#8220;the Loyal Royals.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/20161019-Unified-Basketball-League-championships-010-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/20161019-Unified-Basketball-League-championships-010-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/20161019-Unified-Basketball-League-championships-010-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/20161019-Unified-Basketball-League-championships-010-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/20161019-Unified-Basketball-League-championships-010-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/20161019-Unified-Basketball-League-championships-010-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fall 2000<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>First-year student <strong>Rebecca Shimp<\/strong>, as Herm, hands out balloons <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/p15601qs\/id\/7653\/rec\/4\">at the dedication ceremony<\/a> for the newly-constructed University Commons. &#8220;Those big fuzzy feet are hard to manage,&#8221; Shimp says.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/Herm2008.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47300\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/Herm2008.png 440w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/Herm2008-222x300.png 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>January 2002<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/p15601qs\/id\/9286\/rec\/2\">Herm is joined by mascot sidekick Bart the Baker<\/a>, who helps throw candy, t-shirts, and water bottles to the crowd at basketball games. Not to be outdone, &#8220;I can act stupid and make the crowd laugh,&#8221; says Herm.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>February 2008<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Herm is named &#8220;player of the week&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/p15601qs\/id\/9782\">in <em>The Weather Vane<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em>&#8220;Herm can usually be seen dancing on the sidelines, goofing around with a referee, or running up and down the sidelines, all to encourage the fans to cheer on their Royals,&#8221; <strong>Sunil Dick &#8217;08 <\/strong>wrote.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>April 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/p15601qs\/id\/9636\"><em>The Feather Brain <\/em>reports<\/a> that Herm is suspended indefinitely for fraternizing with a rival mascot \u2013 the Bridgewater Lady Eagle \u2013 in &#8220;late night roller [rink] escapades&#8221;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"453\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/Herm2009.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/Herm2009.png 453w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/Herm2009-272x300.png 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>November 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/p15601qs\/id\/11654\/rec\/2\">Herm celebrates 黑料正能量 being recognized<\/a> as a bronze-level Bicycle Friendly University by the League of American Bicyclists.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/黑料正能量-4-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/黑料正能量-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/黑料正能量-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/黑料正能量-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/黑料正能量-4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/黑料正能量-4-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>October 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/p15601qs\/id\/10459\">Herm leads a passing of the torch ceremony<\/a> to open the annual ResLife Olympics, in which dormitories compete against one another in &#8220;extreme&#8221; musical chairs, &#8220;Ninja&#8221; dodgeball, and soccer. Parkwoods wins this year for the third time in a row.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>April 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Herm helps escort 黑料正能量&#8217;s ninth president, <strong>Dr. Susan Schultz Huxman<\/strong>, around campus <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2017\/campus-festivities-highlight-president-susan-schultz-huxmans-inauguration-week\/\">during her Inauguration Week<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/20170110-Taste-of-黑料正能量-Susan-Schultz-Huxman-033-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/20170110-Taste-of-黑料正能量-Susan-Schultz-Huxman-033-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/20170110-Taste-of-黑料正能量-Susan-Schultz-Huxman-033-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/20170110-Taste-of-黑料正能量-Susan-Schultz-Huxman-033-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/20170110-Taste-of-黑料正能量-Susan-Schultz-Huxman-033-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/20170110-Taste-of-黑料正能量-Susan-Schultz-Huxman-033-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>April 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2020\/herm-ready-to-pass-the-torch-of-royal-pride-to-next-blue-lion-mascot\/\">Herm announces his retirement,<\/a> saying, &#8220;my speed and agility are no longer a match for today\u2019s athletes, and with my limited tech skills I have fallen behind in my abilities to stay \u2018hip\u2019 with our student body \u2026 I feel the time has come for me to walk away from the Royal throne and pass the torch to the next Loyal Lion in line for 黑料正能量.&#8221;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>October 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Herm the Fifth begins his tenure as the 黑料正能量 Royals mascot.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/20200821-New-Herm-2-43-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/20200821-New-Herm-2-43-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/20200821-New-Herm-2-43-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/20200821-New-Herm-2-43-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/20200821-New-Herm-2-43-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/20200821-New-Herm-2-43-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/09\/20200821-New-Herm-2-43-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new incarnation of the 黑料正能量 (黑料正能量) Royals mascot will make his first appearance Friday, Oct. 16, at 7:30 on Facebook Live during Homecoming weekend. 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