Judge, 1928-01-21 · page 27 of 36
Judge — January 21, 1928 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two satirical pieces targeting early 20th-century American social conventions: **Top Story ("Ted Speed"):** A comedic sketch mocking the priorities of college students, particularly women's education versus social life. When Babs Russell (who's achieved academic honors at "Phi Beta Kappa") chooses to study Civics rather than attend a dance, the joke satirizes how her suitor Ted and the entire social circle abandon the dance to study with her instead—suggesting the absurdity of sacrificing social life for academics, or conversely, how easily young people rationalize giving up obligations. **Bottom Cartoons:** Two brief gags. The first jokes about a motorist driving at only eighteen miles per hour (humorously slow). The second mocks amateur theater productions ("fit-up" companies), where an actor's overwrought dramatic moment ("Now is the time to act!") is undercut by audience impatience shouting from the wings to start the play already. The page's epigraph about women being "like money" reinforces period attitudes toward female behavior and value.
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Ted Speed—Babs Russell has been elected to "Phi Beta Kappa” and Tam here to ask her to vompany ome te the big onight! Hooray for Babs! Exverybody—Hooray for Babs! Iloo Nance—Vhen you are not to be my escort after all? Ted Specd—No, 1 Wave been blind all this time to Babs’ real charm, and if she will have me, I will take her to wife at Com- mencement ! Babs—Wait, Ted! I) cannot go with you! AN—Why not, Babs? Babs—Beeause 1 have a test in Civics tomorrow and To must “study” for it. Ted—Vhen 1 shall not go to the dance ! Babs—No, please go and escort Nance Peckham, Ted (resolutely) —Oh, pshaw, what is a dance after all? 1 shall stay here with you study Civies! And what is . all the fellows on) the “team”? will come and study Civies with us! Everybody—Uooray! Hooray for Babs! We shall all stay here and study Civies with Babs! (They join Wands and sing.) Alma Mater, we hail thee with loval devotion, We're true to thee ever, on land- scape or ocean; So hooray for old) Klaxon and lift up a cheer We'll drink down a toast to our mem'ries dear! ‘Team! Women are like money; vem busy or they lose in —Evervnony’s Wernny Herm lies t Of Na Had a goud-looking wife But no bullet-proof vest. annannhea be litre bmn tu, sage POY? ON Oe pring So Maks ah JUDGE Frienxp (staring at pedestrian who is crossing a busy street )— What on carth is he doing? Moronisr (consulting specdometer)—Oh, only about eighteen. Hero (in “fit-up” company touring “crook” play Hark! Footsteps approaching! It is Hawknosed Silas and his gang, N is the time to act. Voice, From tun “Gonos —Thank ’eaven you're going to start at last! Loxnox Ortxion comicbooks.com