Judge, 1924-05-24 · page 3 of 36
Judge — May 24, 1924 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page (circa 1924) **Top Section:** Five cartoon undergraduate figures represent college publications competing for awards. The "Judge" introduces annual prizes for best representation, drawing, and literary contribution. **Main Cartoon:** Titled "How a College Yell-Leader Would Solve the Reparations Problem," this satirizes post-WWI reparations disputes (likely German war debt). A yell-leader's solution is to organize "booming" and "heckling" cheers—a humorous deflation of complex diplomatic negotiations through collegiate enthusiasm and absurdist wordplay. The satire mocks both yell-leaders' perceived superficiality and the era's unresolved reparations debates. The credited illustration by G.F. Limey (Dartmouth '22) and text by Carl Swamp (Stanford '21) reflects contemporary student humor about serious international issues.
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ye atk fy 4 _ UDGE in this issue follows its annual custom of introducing to its readers those college undergraduates who, through their student publi- cations, supply the silver lining that lies behind the dense clouds surround- ing the ittainment of a higher education. as trophies cleverest. drawing and one for the most amusing liters Three silver cups a awarded one to the college having the best representation, one for the ‘The winners will be announced next week. contribution. HOW A COLLEGE YELL-LEADER WOULD SOLVE THE “ATow, Twant all you fellows to get goi gether here and show a little fire! And don't want. to hear any boo-ing cither. ‘That's not the. spirit. w, first we'll all lead off with ! for Jusserand. “Jussss! Jussss! R-r-rong, rrrong, r-r-rong! Who—who who? — Ju-jueju! — Tussssss (skyrocket, men) —rrrrrrong! An! “There! That was pretty good. You there, Poincaré let's hear you open your face a little more. Good hoy, MacDonald. Now we'll try one for the International Ar- hitration Reparations Commis- Il it ont—ready now Didn't hear “International, ) on t Coolidge — little more pep! Mussolini here is going fine REPARATIONS PROBLEM B. Limay, Dartmouth think Salome’s dance before Herod lacked originality.” “Why?” “It was just a take-off from start to finish.” if some of you boys would follow him, ‘that team — out there would fight! What's that, Coolidge? A boom-ah for Dawes? Not sure we know that well enough—might as well try it, though. Now “Hokum! Pokum! Watch akum! Croakum! Croak- um! Let ‘im joakum! Why? Because! Who? It’s) Dawes! Dawwwwwwwz! Say, you there, Millerand, Clemmy Poinc you're always yelling atthe wrong time. All together, now, and we'll end up with a skyrocket for Bok. Say, Ebert, make Ladendorff stop th mats. ‘This is serious. Ready now? Let's Go! “BO-KO-OK 1 Sock-o! Fiz- ale, fizzle, boom-ah, boom-ah! Bok-o! “Good — yelling, — fellows!"— Carl Shoup, Stanford, 24. and you too, wing