Judge, 1922-11-18 · page 22 of 36
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This page satirizes life at the U.S. Naval Academy through humor and cartoons drawn by actual midshipmen (naval cadets). **The main cartoon** humorously chronicles a midshipman's daily schedule: harsh 6:20 AM reveille with threat of demerits; morning navigation classes with heavy reference materials; gymnasium exercise; afternoon "extra duty" punishment while a roommate enjoys a social outing with a female guest ("the femme"). **The Ships section** uses deliberately poor grammar and misspelling—likely mimicking a midshipman's casual writing—to make crude jokes about naval vessels and naval life. References to wooden vs. iron ships, liberty (shore leave), and the contrasts between old and new Navy practices appear intended as self-deprecating humor about naval traditions and regulations. **The final note** about summer cruises promoting "friendly foreign relationship" likely contains romantic/sexual innuendo about interactions with foreign women. The overall tone is affectionate mockery of Academy life by insiders, not harsh political satire.
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Drawn by MinsmipMan Stuart H. HAWKINS, U, S. Naval Academy, Annapolis At 6.20 one is gently awakened by the cheery voice of the duty *Gtlicer, in- forming one that it is an eight demerits offense for not turning out at reveille. The Middy’s . < D é ] 4 D At 8 o'clock he has a two- a ] j O Z e n hour period in practical navigation, in which he uses many reference books and tables. At 10.30 he is outdoing the world’s most famous strong men in the gym. From 2 to 6 he per- forms are. duty, if - which is N. A. pun- Ends Ri gsi ishment, while his worries forgot- roommate drags doi the femme he had ten, doing the " ; . asked down for the heavy social with ; week-end. the Drag “Lights ” S/ oyy Out.” ON? Ships no ships & that wood be terable. They Destroyars is to proteckt batle Ships. <4 2 be ships of wood and men of iron. Batle ships is to keep botes on. Botes is by Midshipman Howell Armor Now they is iron ships. & wooden men of no use ecsept to make coxens work. SHIPS is a necessary evle. Without & others gets the iron men, This is the Coxens is of no use wotever. ships their coud be no Navy. It new Navy. In the old Navy a ship was wood be the marene corpse if their was 2 go 2 see in & go places & some- times oncet in 1 or two yrs. SOOT] 90 2 a harber & have their on The DECK: Homer) obotum scraped. They wood . go port wk. so they could go to sea for Lor 2 yrs. Now they go to sea 4a wk. so they can go toa N. forayr. or sew. This is good dope. Pat Henery sure started som- thing when he sed give us libertey or giv usdeth. Th: what we say & they are give ; if Acatens. it 2.us. I mene the libertey. A Fact: The midshipmen’s summer Ships is of 3 sises. They is cruise does a great deal toward pro- batle ships, destroyars & botes, moting friendly foreign relationship. 20 Drawn by Muoauirman H. B. Arrtesy,