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This page collects humor from college publications, satirizing undergraduate life circa early 20th century. The content includes: **Main cartoon**: "The Average Prep School Girl's Haven Party" depicts young women at a social gathering—likely mocking the superficiality and social anxieties of privileged girls' social events. **Recurring jokes target**: - Electrical engineering students (puns on "insulate," "ohm," "Mazda") - Movie actresses and their vanity - Young men's romantic incompetence - Absent-minded behavior during sports **The satire's point**: College humor magazines mocked their own communities—engineering students' pretentiousness, women's materialism (the girl noticing a hat during a baseball game), and the gap between romantic ideals and reality (the temperance joke about drinking through a straw). The "Study Encouraged" joke about a chemistry professor risks explosion while demanding students crowd closer is dark humor about academic danger and student naiveté—typical of period college humor's cynical tone. These are reprinted from competing college papers (Yale, Michigan, Penn State, Dartmouth, Nebraska), suggesting rivalry and shared collegiate culture.

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The Average Prep. School Girl’ Haven Party.—Yale Record. Current Topics First Electrical Engineer—Wire you insulate? 4 Second Electrical Engineer—Couldn’t get ohm Jyoner, I) First E. E.—Watr? | Second E. E.—1 was out sparking in the park * First E. E.—I can guess switch girl. Mazda? Second E. E.—See here, fuse go-to get per ul I'll socket to you Somewhat burned out they leave in search of ght refieshments.—Michigan Gurgoyle She was a Movie Actress, } She wore the latest styles, }And when she'd stroll along the street, They'd follow her for miles. | She Was a Movie Actress i } She was a Movie Actress, But she had a turned-up nose, § And although her clothes took very well, She did not take well close. —Penn State Froth. Identified Student ary? )Engineer—That's the Sophomore Bub."—Detroit Varsity News. What's the argument in the “Glee Interest The game was very exciting. In fact, few games of the year had proved to be nearly so interesting. I was terribly excited to see whether the mar, on first was going to risk steal- ing. Suddenly Kitty pinched my arm. I looked at her. “Jack, isn’t it exciting?” last, she was interested “Wonderful,” I replied with joy “That man on first “Ye fellow.” I was overjoyed to see how she had grasped the situation. “See him?” she asked. “Yes, of course.” As if I would miss any- thing! “Look to right—no, the left.” That was behind the base where the man who was about to steal was jumping about. “Well, what about it, Kitty?” ing nervous. “Look just behind there “Yes, yes—what?” I was now all worked up to the highest pitch of tension. “Well, right there—a bit to the left. I bought a hat yesterday just like the one that girl has on! Yale Record. I was happy. At I was becom- sec— Oh! Jim—Did you hear the joke the lieutenant brought from France? Jam—No. Was it good? Jim—Well, it was pretty far fetched.—Dart- mouth Jack o° Lantern Aim Well An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but by Jinks, you have to have rattling good aim! —Columbia Jester. Suaves or Tue Past —Michigan Garge / B She—Lips that touch liquor shall never touch mine He—Oh, that’s all right. I drink through a straw.— Dartmouth Jack o° Lantern His Description “Write out an ad for that Elm Street resi: dence,” said the slangy kid’s new employer. “It has built-in buffet, bay window on the south, disappearing beds, combination gas and electric chandeliers, maid’s room in the basement. fire in the library, lawn, flower beds, and hen Ten minutes later the kid handed in the fol- lowing: Permanent bar, alderman’s pantry on the sunny side, vanishing dream-teasers, com- bination and wind burners current maiden’s bower below the frost line, Santa Claus entrance to the book-shop, work for father, daisy sleepers, and egg factory.—Nebraska Ax bushes, gwan. Freed! “Why all the smile, Jones? “Forgot what the wife told me to get down town—” “Well, call her up.”” I did, but she forgot what she told menot to forget.” —Penn State Froth. Study Encouraged “Now, in case anything should go wrong with this experiment,” said the professor of chemis- try, “we and the laboratory with us will be blown sky high. Now come a little closer, boys, in order that you may follow me.”—Nebrasku wgtean. comicbooks.com