Judge, 1923-12-08 · page 32 of 36
Judge — December 8, 1923 — page 32: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Judge* magazine features satirical humor about college life, targeting the "college wits"—students characterized as "irrepressible, joyous, irresponsible." **The content includes:** - A mock sonnet mocking pretentious student writers and their professors - Multiple brief jokes from college newspapers (Yale Record, Penn State Froth, Cornell Widow, etc.) poking fun at romantic entanglements, particularly co-eds (female college students) - A cartoon about a mugging where the victim, identified as a student, is robbed - Running jokes about co-eds as romantic interests and objects of humor **The satire targets:** Student pretension, the emerging phenomenon of educated women in colleges ("co-eds"), and romantic mishaps. The humor is typical of 1920s college culture—somewhat condescending toward both ambitious young writers and female students. The repeated co-ed references suggest contemporary anxiety about women's expanding educational access. The page is primarily humorous content with vintage advertisements, not political commentary.
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