University Of Mobile: 5 Things To Know About UM's Fountain

Mobile AL

22 November, 2021

6:14 PM

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Press release from the University of Mobile: Sydney Snow November 22, 2021 The prank was described in the 2013 TorchLight alumni magazine story titled "The Fountain Head." Around 1999 or 2000, students Matt Wilson, Alan Castleberry and Josh Jones found a white porcelain toilet that was going to be thrown away. The three men took it and planned to put it on the roof of Martin Hall. When that did not work, they put it on the "leaking clothespin" – the fountain sculpture. The toilet stayed on top of the fountain for several days before the maintenance crew removed it. College pranks aside, "The Gift" is one of the most well-known landmarks on the UM campus and one of the most photographed. This press release was produced by the University of Mobile. The views expressed here are the author's own.