Judge, 1920-03-13 · page 13 of 36
Judge — March 13, 1920 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This Judge magazine page (circa 1922) contains student-authored humor pieces reflecting college life anxieties of the era. **"Strike Down the Viper"** (top comic strip) depicts a student struggling with alcohol temptation. The "viper" refers to illicit liquor—Prohibition was in effect (1920-1933), making alcohol illegal. The accompanying essay by Scott Thorndike advocates eliminating student drinking, framing it as an "evil" that distracts from studies and corrupts character. **The remaining pieces** are brief humorous anecdotes about college life: jokes about speaking Latin, soda fountain slang ("horse's neck" = a drink), Depression-era economics ("2.75 per cent"), and dormitory complaints about mandatory morning prayers interrupting dreams. The overall theme: earnest moralistic concern about student behavior—particularly alcohol consumption—mixed with irreverent student humor mocking authority figures and institutional rules. The satire targets both student vices and rigid college discipline.
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