First Mention Of College Pin And Purple And Gold School Colors
1896 February
An article in The Normal College Echo describes a college pin in a diamond shape with letters in gold, S.N.C., on a purple enamel background. This is the first mention of both a college pin and the college colors. The pin was idea of the classes of 1896 and 1897 and available through the A. S. Gardner Co. for $1.50.
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"The College Pin," The Normal College Echo, February 1896, p. 4