At the October meeting of the Student Council in 1940 there was a long discussion about the school colors. The choice was put to a vote of the new student body. The first set of students came to Southwest in the fall of 1940 even though the first graduating class was 1942.
The students voted and Student Council debated. Purple creep paper was more expensive than many other colors. The US had not entered the war at that point but there was a serious consideration of the ramifications of choosing a school color that would be expensive and difficult to find.
Even in those early years there was a serious debate about the cost of supplies and what was necessary. Southwest students have a long tradition of being consider of the economy and the environment.
In the end the Student Council felt it was important to support the wishes (and vote) of the student body and officially declared the school colors to be purple and white. The students felt they would just use more white creep paper and less purple.
Don't you love them?
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