Judge, 1924-08-16 · page 14 of 36
Judge — August 16, 1924 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains multiple satirical pieces typical of 1920s-era humor: **"A Ku Klux Kar for Klansmen"** depicts a car crash, darkly mocking the KKK by suggesting their vehicles are as dangerous and destructive as the organization itself. **"What's Education?"** by Torrey Ford satirizes the gap between classroom learning and real-world usefulness—students memorize Latin phrases, geometry theorems, and historical facts that prove useless in adult life. The humor lies in recognizing how trivial much school curriculum becomes. **"The Ku Klux Hen"** cartoon appears to use the KKK reference metaphorically, with "bad eggs" likely alluding to the organization's corrupt or criminal members. The remaining pieces are brief comedic dialogues mocking various social situations: an irate parent's concerns, a church deacon's petty theft, birth control claims, and a cautionary tale about meeting one's spouse at a five-and-ten store. The consistent thread is satirizing contemporary American society's absurdities through exaggeration and wordplay.
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A Ku Klux Kar jor Klansmen What’s Education? T= basis, the bulwark, the epit- ome of modern civilization is education. Yet, when you get down to actual cases and look back at the school stuff from a perspective of twenty years or so, what does it anrount to but this: Latin—All Gaul is divided into three parts: amo, amas, amat. Greek—On that day Xenophon marched twenty-eight parasangs; o sophos anthrophos. Algebra—What does X equal? Geometry—Thesquare of the hypot- enuse of a rt. A is equal to the sum of the difference of the opposite sides or something like that. Arithmetic—A jeweler sold a watch for $20, making twenty-five per cent. profit. What did the watch cost him? Answer on page 234. History—“Give me Liberty or Give Me Death!” Patrick Henry. Sir Walter Raleigh brought the first tobatco into England. English—Scott was born in 1632 or was it 1734? German—Ich weiss nicht was soll es bedeuten; Oh, Tannenbaum, Oh, Tannenbaum, wie treu sind deiner blatter. French—Je t adore. (Shut the door). Geography—Tropic of Cancer, Capricorn, et al. The capital of Florida is Tallahassee. Physiology—Tobacco weakens the heart. Capillary veins, aorta, float- ing ribs. Music—Nothing. Drawing—Ditto. Manual Training—Ditto. Torrey Forp Irate Parent— Don’t you want to leave footprints on the sands of time? Son—Frankly, sir, I'd rather leave Rolls-Royce ruts! A Tense Moment “IT tell you,” he roared, “no woman with a past is going to ruin John’s future while I am present!” Then perfect silence. The Hand Is Quicker Than the Eye Parson—Brother, what am you fingering dat money in de collection plate fo’? Deacon—Ah lookin’ fo’ de quarter Ah put in fo’ a decoy, but Ah guess somebody done swiped it! Proving His Case Judge—You say that you’re an authority on birth control? Rastus—’Deed Ah is, yo’ honor. You see, Ah’s a porter on a sleeping car. A Resolution ENTERED the Five and Ten one bright sunny day and there was the one girl behind the counter! I purchased several knickknacks that I did not want and received a smile with the package. Next day I called again. Ina month we were married. Well, that was a couple of years ago and I’ve found out that she wasn’t the one girl after all. We have had more scraps that can be recorded. We don’t get on a bit. We've agreed on a divorce. Next time I’m going to pass the Five and Ten. I’m going to get one at a Dollar Sale! Wiiuram Sanrorp \ THE KU KLUX HEN “Gosh, a couple of bad eggs” ee comicbooks.com