Judge, 1928-02-11 · page 13 of 36
Judge — February 11, 1928 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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# Explanation for Modern Readers This 1928 *Judge* magazine article satirizes the famous aviator **Charles Lindbergh** (referenced as "the Spirit of Pol Roget"—a playful pun on his aircraft "Spirit of St. Louis"). The piece humorously describes a forced landing at **Vassar College**, an all-female institution. The satire operates on multiple levels: it mocks Lindbergh's celebrity status and the media frenzy surrounding him, while also poking fun at the all-female college environment and the expected reaction of young women to an aviation celebrity. The cartoon shows the aircraft surrounded by admiring female students, with the Governor present. The joke relies on 1920s cultural attitudes: Lindbergh was a genuine national hero whose every move attracted intense public attention, and the notion of his crash-landing at an elite women's college would be considered absurd and comedic fodder. The breathless "EXTRA! EXTRA!" headline mimics sensationalist newspaper coverage of the era.
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\AIG EXTRA! EXTRA! THE SPIRIT OF POL ROGET FOUND! COMPELLED TO MAKE FORCED LANDING AT VASSAR COLLEGE! By Judge, Jr. Written exclusively for Jeor. 19.28, (Copyright, Longitude 66. Poughkeepsie, N. Febru- ary 1ith.—"We" were pake a +, that it, to the machine. By headwork I managed to and My Dear! I actually me did! We sae” Altitude 44, ompelled forecd landing at 4 y, but fortunately no devilish clever land right on the campus of Vassar along leisurely at about two hun dred miles an hour and at a rather low altitude when I heard an ex Mac, and looking around I saw him leaning far over the edge and gazing carthward with his binoe Looking down to sce what he looking down to sce [ suddenly lost control of the machine and before I knew it we were dive. (Address on request.) As we hurtled (how do you like that one?) downward I glanced back again to sce if Mac was scared, pation from in a but he had a broad grin on his up!” face and yelled “Hurry After coming out of the dive making a perfect landing Spirit of Pol Roget” was imme- diately surrounded by girls. « girls and girls and’ girls, when the red haze cleared there was the Governor dea the floor.—"Well,” Mac, climbing briskly out of the ma- says chine, “our jon-wide tour ends immediate pf Poughkeepsie is a beautiful city and the Vassar buildings are gorgeous! Tall, short, with blue and some some eyes with brown, And the scenery! Noth ing in Europe can touch it! Here in this simple little town on the edge of the picturesque Hudson (Continued on page 28) dé ern rok Com, 2, nt nk f ay Ot he bg mT A4 %. frm, LW, etter Gy V 6 Dexh oe, ur © excraqm 4 comicbooks.com