Judge, 1927-01-22 · page 19 of 36
Judge — January 22, 1927 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page satirizes college life through multiple sections. The main cartoon depicts a formal execution-style scene with soldiers flanking a pedestal containing a raccoon, labeled "The Last Raccoon"—likely referencing college students' tradition of stealing or hunting raccoons, presented here as an endangered species due to student pranks. The surrounding text mocks collegian behavior: "What the Collegian Will Wear" humorously lists typical student accessories including pawned watches, hip flasks, gambling dice, overdrawn checkbooks, and stolen roommate belongings—depicting college students as financially reckless, dissolute, and dishonest. The "College Mysteries" section poses rhetorical questions about institutional absurdities (broken rules, janitor costs, engineering morals), satirizing both student behavior and institutional failures to address it. The "Definition" and "Famous Verse" sections offer wordplay and literary parody, typical of Judge's humor style. Overall, the page presents a cynical view of American college culture as characterized by theft, gambling, debt, and moral laxity.
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JUDGE EGYPTIAN ca EG THREE! 7 What the Collegian Will Wear o_p watch and chain—Draped lightly across the pawnshop counter. Flasks and bottles—So as to create an artistic effect of the hip pockets. Red and green dice—In beautiful rolls from one end of the room to the other. Bored expression—For morning, afternoon and evening wear; may be laid aside while necking, but is quite correct even then. Green checkbook, often seen with delicate wavy lines—Tucked mod- estly in the inside coat pocket. To be used on almost all occasions. Dark circles—Preferably purple; very chic for use under the eyes. Graceful lines—In many varieties; for use at home, to girl friends, to creditors, to deans and _ professors, and to get by. Everything his roommate owns. W.H. —_— i = f/? ( | The Last Raccoon Definition A group of girls is a bevy. A bevy of radishes is a bunch. A bunch of ships is a fleet. A fleet of bees is a swarm. A swarm of wolves is a pack. A pack of camels is 15 cents. 15 cents is a lot. A lot of real estate is a mess. A mess of ostriches is a flock. A flock of fish is a school. A school of fish is a place where they play football and win moral victors. Famous Verse Free— The—to-day. Oh—my wandering boy to-night. Gunga Din. —Presidents. —and—. Harvard —us Geneva. J. S. College Mysteries (For which no chemist can find a solution) Ww some of the theories being loded daily don’t wreck the buildings; How many janitors it would take to clean up all the broken rules in any one school; What kind of cash award would be given a professor of astronomy who invented a telescope that could discover football stars; How far extension courses extend; Whether the engineering schools can devise something to raise current morals; How fast a student has to run for Class President; Why they don’t publish a maga- zine of college humor; Whether any brilliant young prod- igy gives off enough light to read by when a fuse blows out, and Why the modern students don’t be generous and teach the professors afew things. Wayne G. Haisley comicbooks.com