Judge, 1922-04-29 · page 23 of 36
Judge — April 29, 1922 — page 23: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects humorous jokes and quips from college humor magazines (Stanford Chaparral, Princeton Tiger, etc.), typical of Judge's recurring feature satirizing student wit and college life. **The satire targets:** 1. **Young women's changing social behavior**: Multiple jokes mock women's shifting roles—engagement practices ("engaged four times"), dating behavior, and romantic pursuits. The "Mary" poem nostalgically contrasts old-fashioned modesty (1896) with modern "chicques" (fashionable women). 2. **Male students' intellectual pretension**: The "Intelligent Senior" and "He Knew" jokes mock college men who claim sophistication while proving ignorant or lazy. 3. **Dating/courtship absurdities**: Jokes about proposals failing over domestic incompetence, and men's tendency toward shallow romance. The overall tone suggests Judge's readership found college students—particularly women adopting modern freedoms—worthy of gentle mockery. The "supplemental brain" joke reduces intelligent women to physical attractiveness, reflecting period attitudes.
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= @AmON Se With I TW STAN Sas ANUS Cleo—What sort of a girl is she? Pat—Positively hopeless, my dear. She’s only been engaged four times and she’s already contemplating mar- riage.—California Pelican. A MEMORY ARY wore a little skirt Indeed that swept the walks, She did not camouflage her face Nor did she roll her sox. And yet the men in Mary’s town Classed her among the chicques, For Mary wore that little skirt In eighteen-ninety-six. —Penn State Froth. HE KNEW “Father, when I graduate I’m going to follow my literary bent and write for money.” “Well, son, you ought to be success- ful. That’s all you've been doing since you started to college.”—Wash- ington and Jefferson Wag Jag. the Irrepressible, Joyous, SUPPLEMENTAL BRAIN She was a Brainy girl And so every time He took her out They said He had a good head On his shoulders. —Stanford Chaparral. THE INTELLIGENT SENIOR Prof.—What is ordinarily used as a conductor of electricity? Senior—Why, er-r— “Correct. Now, tell me, what is the unity of electric power?” “The what, sir?” “That will do; very good.”—Stevens Tech. Stone Mill. College Irresponsible W its ;p- dy Jacqueline—So, you didn’t propose to her after all? Jack—No, and I’m not going to! When I got to her house I found her chasing a mouse with a broom.— Princeton Tiger. EXPERT OPINION “You're a better drink than Bevo, Gordon Gin.—Toronto Toronto. Alice (the home guard sweetie)—You’ve been making love to those col- lege girls. Ex-Rook—What makes you think so? “You are better educated.”—Oregon Orange Owl. 21