Judge — October 6, 1923 — page 6: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "Collegiate, No End" — Judge Magazine Satire This satirical piece by John Held Jr. mocks college life during the 1923-24 academic term. The cartoon depicts exaggerated student behaviors and fashion trends: **Key satirical points:** - "Crashing the gate" (unauthorized party attendance) shown as a skill students develop - "Beer and cigars is the new course" — mocking Prohibition-era student drinking despite the law - "The ability to wear a waistcoat regardless of temperature" — critiquing fashionable but impractical clothing choices - "Cutting in" — social dancing etiquette where students interrupt couples The satire targets collegiate excess, rule-breaking, and frivolous fashion during the Jazz Age. Held Jr. was famous for depicting flappers and young people's modern, rebellious behavior. The drawings exaggerate physical proportions in his characteristic style to emphasize the absurdity of student culture.