Judge, 1917-07-14 · page 23 of 27
Judge — July 14, 1917 — page 23: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects brief humorous anecdotes aimed at college audiences, presented as witty exchanges. The jokes rely on wordplay and social observations typical of early 20th-century campus life: **Notable items:** - "Co-Ed Stuff" mocks a snobby male student who requires formal introduction before socializing, even with classmates - "Sympathetic old lady" references soldiers in uniform during WWI (America entered in April 1917)—the joke plays on "uniform heat" as both literal discomfort and implied masculinity - "The Quiver and the Beau" depicts courtship games, where an engaged woman teases her fiancé by delaying her acceptance The cartoon (bottom left, labeled "War Babies") appears to show children, likely satirizing wartime conditions. The page emphasizes college romance, military service, and generational humor. Most jokes depend on period-specific social conventions—formal introductions, strict courting etiquette, and wartime awareness—that modern readers would find quaint rather than funny.
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UDGE} July 14, 1917 [w h the College Wits | Weak Stuff—Professor—This poetry in the advertisements makes me sick. Confessor—Yes, it certainly is adverse.— Chaparral. Old Familiar Traces—First Alumnus— And don’t things look familiar though? Second Alumnus—They sure do—w; dance last night and saw my old dress suit. Widow. He Must Have—“ Did your late uncle remember you when he made his will?” “T guess so—he left me out.” —Longhorn. Co-Ed Stuff—'17—I think that Smith- ton fellow is the most stuck-up guy I know. *18—How’s that? I was in one of his classes two day and yet he had to be introduced before he invite me to a dance.”’"—Orange Peel. Sympathetic old lady—You must find those soldier suits very hot. C—I do, but it’s a uniform poon. Ever Tried It?—Half the excitement of being in love is g to make the other person confess it while you assume a careless indifference.—Record. _ The Quiver and the Beau—He had just proposed. Secretly, she was very much elated and intended to say “Yes” eventu- ally. But she thought she would have a little amusement by keeping him in sus- pense for a few minutes. sor ayer or, k's say fara ede yan ineps aa Te : 2 sent postpaid for twenty-five cents I might as well confess that I’d rather be a brother than a husband myse , ried cloeed Gh ssotlier agcminlite “warpaix” Judge Art Print Department 225 Fifth Avenue New York City comichooks.