Original sentence: " Lester Gardner, a member of the Class of 1898, provided the following justification: "The beaver not only typifies the Tech, but his habits are particularly our own
Edited sentence: "  (Or sometimes: "The beaver is the engineer among animals—MIT students are the animals among engineers.")  Lester Gardner, a member of the Class of 1898, provided the following justification: "The beaver not only typifies the Tech, but his habits are particularly our own