The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-14
COLLEGE COI.OKS.
Fnvoritc Emblcn,s OF Various Amert.
can COLLEGES.

Fnvorite i:mbicnrs of Various Anert-
can COLLEGES.
Some rather pretty traditions arc con
nectrd with the choice of colnvs by differ
en-: colleges. Each has tho Significance,
which should be understood by the boy
who pins 4 how of Princr;unian orange
and black 10 the lapel of his coat. as well
as by the Iamsel who faSicns the Yale
blue I" the c0rsage Of her dress
For instance. IN regard 10 the crimson
which Harvard always displays so con-
spirupuSlE as its color IT was years
ago that ii was adopted: the occasion
being III" annual boat race with Male
y young girl presented each member
Of the Harvard crew with a crimson
silk handkerchief Proudly the brilliant
color was ilounied throughout the race
Never did lHarvaro's sons pull with such
4 long ana steady stroke. Crimson was
ial in the lead, and The men enthusiast,
caliy acknowledged allegiance To their
winning banner and proclaimed that
henccforth crimson should be their cho-
sen color.
The orange. which shines so brightly
over all that is Princctonian. was adop,
ed long ago in honor OF King William
the Third of the House of Nassaw. and
black was afterwards added to form an
effective background
ale College is said to have borrowed
the dark blue from Oxford; recent years
nave iiXed upon the violet as the precise
lalc color and violcts are favoritc flow
ers with the sons of Of good old Eli, and
always in evidence at their entertain
mcnts.
Blue ranks as a prime favorite. In
oeeu IL mas been chosen by nearly third
Oh the colleges and universities i'm this
country. Either alone or in combination
with other colors
Among the number besides VAL, arc
Washington and Lee University: Middle.
burg college: Central College: Fayettc
MO; Eureka College. and Trinity college
y. c. Sc
Blue and black-Jcfrerson's Medical
College and Johns Hopkins University
blue and old sold-Allcghcny. Della
Wdrc' franklin and Trinity Colleges.
West Virginia University and tho Uni.
vcrsity of California.
Red and Blue--Antioch College
Sky blue and bright rcd-Hiram col
lego and the University of pcnnsyl
vania
Blue and silver-Nevada State Uni
vcrsity.
Blne and Maroon-st. Francis yov,cr
College.
Brown and blue-Tart's College
Maize and blue-University Of Micbi-
ngan.
Orange and Observation-Disclosures col
icse. University of Virginia, Columbian
University, of Washington
Pink and light Hampton Insti-
tute. Davidson College. n. c.
l3iuc and Sray-Gcorgctown po1vtecb-
mic and Roanoke Colleges.
i;iue ana scarlct--lIanover College.
w hite Is also Il pet color with many
colleges. Rowdoin College for instance
IN combination with lavendar ii Is the
hpicm chosen by Adrian College and
me kansas Wesleyan University.
White, blue and yellow l,h,
Polytechnic College.
Purple and white-Amhcrst f,o,,o,,o
bishops College and Furmnn I,nivar
sity.
Blue and whte-Barnard Collcra and
Columbia College
Green and whitc-Bethany and Illinois
Wesleyan colleges.
Scarlet and whitc-Boston University.
Green. white and blue-Cumberland
University.
Red and white Dickinson and McGiI
colleges and Miami University
Orange and white-Gencya Reayar
Falls and William and Mary coIlnpns
Navy blue and white-Hillsdale Col.
lege No'-
violet and white-Lincoln University
and Nashotah House
Purple las several deyotces. +, 10
color of Cornell College. of Iowa ma nf
Williams and itacine colleges
Royal purple and gold-AIfrcd EIn,iro
ana Knox colleges. Northwestern, Port.
land and Omaha universities. mud o. -,
through the whole list "
Comedian and white-Cornell lJnivar.
sity The bright red of the comedian
was a, iirst me sole color; later In honor
OF a. ID. White, Cornell's first president
white was added to the corneIian ,ns
ELEANOR LEXINGTON