Judge — March 4, 1916 — page 13: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains three brief comic vignettes set at Yale University, satirizing student life and romantic entanglements. **"At Yale" (top):** A student claims he's training for long-distance running and won't go home for Easter, when he actually has "a lot of ground to cover before June"—a euphemism suggesting he's pursuing romantic interests and needs time to manage multiple relationships. **"Pertinent":** A garage attendant's customer demands his car, revealing the attendant hasn't finished it. The joke hinges on the double meaning of "coming around"—both visiting the garage and courting. **"He Remained Until Late" and "Parallel":** Both mock men who linger after dates or social calls, with the final quip comparing such behavior to a dog howling at a piano—suggesting men's romantic persistence is animalistic and unrefined. The satire targets young male students' clumsy romantic pursuits and their tendency to make excuses for their time management, common themes in early 20th-century college humor.