Judge — June 9, 1928 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# Judge Magazine - June 9, 1928 This is the "Graduation Number" of Judge magazine, featuring a satirical cover illustration. The drawing shows a group of graduates in academic robes with exaggerated, cartoonish facial features, arranged in rows. The caption reads "Cum Laude and Funnier," suggesting the cover satirizes academic achievement and student humor. The caricatured faces—with their varying expressions of smugness, bewilderment, and self-satisfaction—appear to mock the pretensions of graduating students. This was typical of Judge's satirical approach: poking fun at contemporary institutions and social classes through exaggerated portraiture. The specific identities of any individuals depicted are unclear from the image alone. The overall message seems a gentle ribbing of graduates' self-importance and the grandiosity surrounding commencement ceremonies.