Judge, 1921-03-19 · page 7 of 36
Judge — March 19, 1921 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This 1920s college humor page satirizes undergraduate life through multiple sketches: **"Class Poem as She Should Be Wrote"** mocks pretentious student poetry by presenting a cynical, irreverent version acknowledging academic laziness, hangovers, and romantic obsessions rather than noble sentiments. **"Smith Gate"** and related sketches appear to poke fun at romantic entanglements and social awkwardness among students. **The "Home Brew" cartoon** references Prohibition-era humor—judges examining evidence of illegal home-brewed alcohol, a common speakeasy reference of the 1920s. **The engagement dialogue** jokes about a suitor lying to her father about not smoking, drinking, or gambling—the father paradoxically approves *because* he's such a skilled liar he'll be a suitable husband. **"Content" and "Punch and Judy"** appear to be brief satirical poems about student life and theatrical productions. The overall theme: satirizing college students as lazy, alcohol-consuming, romantically preoccupied, and dishonest—standard Judge magazine fare targeting educated young people.
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