Judge, 1928-04-07 · page 24 of 36
Judge — April 7, 1928 — page 24: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a humor page from Judge featuring college jokes and witty quotes attributed to students at various universities (Temple U., Notre Dame, Yale, Harvard, etc.). The content reflects 1920s-30s collegiate humor. The jokes target familiar subjects: a bride abandoned at the altar, a girl whose physique is attributed to her contractor father, classical language mishaps, and romantic entanglements. One references "pass the buck" and another puns on "shellaced" (drunk). The "Party Waxed Hot" section uses archaic language for comedy. The "Young Author" joke mocks rejection from *The Atlantic Monthly*. The illustrations are simple pen drawings depicting domestic scenes and college life. There's no overt political satire here—this is social satire aimed at collegiate audiences, poking fun at dating, marriage, ambition, and youthful pretension through wordplay and gentle mockery of student life conventions.
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