Judge, 1908-03-07 · page 6 of 16
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This page from *Judge* magazine contains several satirical pieces mocking Victorian sentimentality and intellectual pretension. **"She Was Human"** and **"He Rubbered"** are brief humorous poems playing on romantic clichés and word-play jokes typical of the era. The main feature, **"Wanted—New Question,"** satirizes academia and college presidents. It mocks the intellectual establishment by presenting a mock "contest" where professors are challenged to solve an important new problem—with the absurd prize being a ham sandwich. The satire suggests that America's leading colleges and universities (Harvard, Yale, Princeton are named) have exhausted all meaningful intellectual questions and now resort to trivial pursuits. The accompanying illustration shows a pompous figure surrounded by scholarly debris, emphasizing the ridicule of academic self-importance. **"A Gourmand"** continues the food-themed humor, while **"Miawatha's Wooing"** parodies Longfellow's famous poem with drunken gibberish (marked "hic"—Latin for hiccup). The overall tone mocks pretension, excess consumption, and academic pomposity.
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SHE WAS HUMAN. NTIL my sweetheart ate with me My lay at her Watched soup ane pie, All disappearing, Tt was a shock, aa yo Yet to her side I straight repaired, Ao 2 I'd never dared, Until my sweetheart ate with me, 9 HE RUBBERED. ; “ HIEN Lot's wife turned to salt, what did Lot +See) turn to “Turned to rubber.” WANTED—NEW QUESTION. HIS is an intellectual contest. It is not designed to promote amusement or fun, but is a serious race. Here is the proposition in a step toward the advancement and betterment of the hum: hickory nutshe WE WANT A NEW QUESTION FOR OUR COLLEGE PROFESSORS ‘TO SOLVE. ‘The prize offered to the person furnishing the best answer is a ham sindwich, Do not hesitate. Remember that this isa movement for the uplifting of civilization, umined by competent judges and the pretty prize will be awarded ts of the nation, will be AML answers will be carefully to the winner. No old questions, long ago cast aside by the intellectual considered for a moment We have been specially appointed by a committee of the presidents of the colleges and other institu- tions of learning to find the new question. Here is a part of the communication sent to us by the committee. phical, and seiet “Having delved deep inte the psychological, phil ifie problems of the uni- is now confer verse for years, and having: unraveled the 1 ma of getting semet Af their prust with the striking di in remain idle, basking in the “This being the true statement of fret, we, the | Sand universities of the country, respectfully request vilization that you secure anew problem or a new question, concerning humanity: and ent it tous. We in turn will sub- p ur various seats of know! tee that the mit it to the minds edge, for solution. We wer will be my iii) if forthcoming, roe eS) \ i MA ! Provessor Skixcrarten, Varvard University, i] (\ | metime. “Tha king you, we are, Proressor Brrernrow, 1 Proressor Drenkvtis, Brinceton ‘ummiltee, ul letter we Immediately upon the rex eipt of this set to work te in te relieve the sufferin; dolence of the college instructors. We decided upon this prize contest in hopes of interesting the public and | obtaining i ind meritorious repults. | Do nots ime, ‘This isan admirable chance for some youthful genius to make a hit with the greater thinkers of the world. Address all answers to“ College f Question Editor,” Jeper A GOURMAND. 5 WEET Molly was fond of meringue; Once tow thick, And it made her quite And she cried out, “ ” ’ . Mess MIAWATHA'S: WOOING. wuuchinge Fawn like U fly C hafy glatesh "f boun'less prairiesh (hic) with west bie NOTHING LIKE BE NG CIVILIZED. comicbooks.com