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\"Ezra<\/a>
Ezra Cornell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This year marks several important 150th anniversaries (called sesquicentennials), including the end of the Civil War, the death of Abraham Lincoln and the birth of many U.S. colleges. All of them involved flags: regimental banners in the first instance, an American flag<\/a> in the second, and official designs for school banners and pennants<\/a> in the last.<\/p>\n

A case in point is Cornell University<\/a>, founded in 1865 in New York State by Ezra Cornell, who had made a fortune through investments in Western Union. Three years were spent in ramping up to welcome the first classes, a span that included designs of the college\u2019s \u201cseals, emblems, shields, crests, logotype, logos\u201d for use on such items as custom flags<\/a> and graduation banners.<\/p>\n

\"Cornell<\/a>That list comes from \u201cHistory of Cornell Marks,\u201d a written account of the lengthy and complicated process of creating brands for any institution. In the case of the university, its designs have undergone many changes through 15 decades. For example, a profile of Ezra Cornell has faced both left and right on the university\u2019s Great Seal.<\/p>\n

Many years would pass before Cornell (the college, not the person) decided to design a University Emblem. \u201cIt was created expressly for the use of stationers, engravers, printers, decorators,\u201d according to \u201cHistory of Cornell Marks.\u201d The emblem might be used, among other places, on university\u00a0flags and reunion pennants.<\/p>\n

\"Cornell<\/a>The image includes two shields, one to salute the United States and the other to honor the Empire State. The shields bear such images as 13 red-and-white stripes and the Hudson River. Also emblazoned on the emblem is an open book with Ezra Cornell\u2019s wordy declaration: \u201cI would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study.\u201d<\/p>\n

Because the university struggled with defining its official colors of red and white, different shades have been declared the official Cornell red. Carnelian was first, but it was soon considered \u201ctoo pale\u201d or orangish. The university next selected carmine, which would last until 1982, only to be supplanted by \u201ccadmium red medium\u201d or, more simply, scarlet.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>
A Cornell banner hangs in a dorm room in 1920. (Library of Congress)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Why was white chosen for the other color on the college\u2019s flags, banners and pennants? According to campus lore, the choice was easy: Cornell\u2019s first president was Andrew Dickson White.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a good thing his last name wasn\u2019t Plaid.<\/p>\n

(Thanks to Clive D. Howard, art director at Cornell, for providing \u201cHistory of Cornell Marks.\u201d)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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