Judge — May 19, 1923 — page 30: what you’re looking at

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Results of ages College Wits Contest upGE believes its readers will indorse the editorial opinion that His Honor’s fourth Annual College Wits Number, published last week, was the best of this series of magazine novelties. At least those who find entertainment in the ebullient spirit of youth, humor- ously directed in picture and text, must admit the excellence of that number. The present number of JupGE contains an overflow from the College Wits Num- ber, as has been usual since the beginning of this annual publication, so great was the mass of matter submitted by some four score colleges and universities in competition for the trophies offered, and the difficulty in curbing editorial fancy. Some six hundred drawings were sub- mitted in the contest, and more than 5,000 text contributions. In making up such a number it is necessary to reject much matter other- wise worthy, because of its length, where space is desired for an adequate repre- sentation—merit considered—by the lead- ing competitors, and in order to give the lesser contributors at least brief representation. JvpGE received from at least three universities matter enough to fill a dozen numbers of His Honor, and it must be evident that no editorial preference for any individual or college could possibly have play in the cir- cumstances. ne leading trophy, called Jvpce’s College Wits Cup, is going to make a long journey. In 1920 it was won by the bright young men of The Cornell Widow, who each year since have made brave JUDGE'S COLLEGE WITS CUP The Cornell Widow; 1921 by The y The Cornell Widow; 1923 by Won 1920. by Columbia Jester; 19: “The Stanford Chaparral’ Stanford University, California efforts to retain it. In 1921 the brilliant chaps of The Columbia Jester filed a claim on the trophy, and it bears their sign, as will be seen from the illustration on this page. In 1922 the Widow boys came back strongly and captured it, and this year it will go across the continent to the clever coterie who are responsibl: for one of the most admirable of th: College Comics, The Stanford Chaparral, of Stanford University, California. The Chaparral boys every year of the com- petition have distinguished themselves by their contributions, and their winning this year gives a fresh interest to this unique trophy. No one who scans th: College Wits Number this year criticall; can deny that the Stanford boys hav: won on the merits. This cup must be won three times by a college to become its permanent property. Last year contributions were from seventy-six colleges and univ and this year the number of competing institutions was increased to eighty-two. The Art Trophy, a handsome silver cup, is given this year to R. J. Holmgren, Columbia ’24, and no one who has any appreciation of art combined with a happy faney can deny that the cover of the College Wits Number, by this very talented young artist, is worthy of the ard. The Literary Trophy, a silver also permanently awarded each year, is this year won by Northcutt Ely, Stanford "24, for his fantastically humorous story, r Gawaine and the Athletic Ogre.” This contribution is the humorous gem of the number. Another slight overflow from the mass of matter accepted in the contest will appear in next week’s JuDGE. Below will be found the names of the colleges and universities in the compe- tition, with their respective standing by points: cup, Standing of the Colleges in the Contest According to Points Albion College Amherst Grinnell Austin are aia Hamilton Boston University... . . Harvard Brown University Bucknell University Carnegie Tech Towa Sts Colgate University .. College of Practical Art College of the City of New York. . . .. 30 613 . 600 Mc Columbia University . Cornell University Concordia . ? 40 Creighton University....... 15 Dartmouth............... 95 Denver University .. 10 - 20 Purdue University . +20 Radcliffe Georgetown University..... 10 Reed... Gooding. . Hiram College 15 Indiana University e Teachers 10 Lafayette Colle; warmer 15 | University... 30 University 35 Northwestern University... Notre Dame Ontario College Oregon Agi Ohio Wesl Otterbein College Princeton. . . 58 Penn State 20 Rensselaer Poly 75 Rice Institute Rutgers. . 15 Stanford University . Stevens Tech St. Louis University St. Mary's (Ky.) Southern Methodist St. Vincent Smith Durham 210 Trinity iltural RNs ieieese gs University University University University Ursinus College University of Wi U.S. Army Balloon School 5. Military Academy of Denver. of Illinois. of Oregon. of Oklahow University of Utah... of Virginia. of Texas. . of Missouri of the South of Pennsylvania... 15 University of Michigd Vanderbilt University Virginia Military Institute... Washington and Lee Univer- 10 University University University University University W estminster r Williams William Jewell Yale ‘ Washington — University-St. Louis. reais University of Cincinnati of Chicago. . of Georgia of California. University University University