Judge, 1928-06-09 · page 27 of 36
Judge — June 9, 1928 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains college humor from Judge magazine circa 1929. The content mocks Princeton University through exaggerated claims about student life. **Main satire:** The "Princeton As She Is" section ironically denies common stereotypes while actually confirming them. It claims automobiles aren't banned (implying they actually are common), that few students attend mandatory chapel (except the Dean), and that not all graduates become bond salesmen—though last year's class couldn't sell bonds and now peddles stocks instead. **Social context:** The jokes reference Prohibition-era concerns (water damage suggesting alcohol storage), women's education (mocking the idea Princeton might go co-ed), and the 1920s financial boom (bond and stock selling as typical graduate careers). **The cartoon caption** jokes about a Ford automobile and someone ordered in August—likely referencing Model T availability or delivery delays. The overall tone satirizes elite college pretension and the disconnect between what Princeton claims about itself versus student reality.
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like our little home “It's the nuts, deah boy, the nuts!” —James A. Buessen, U. of Pennsylvania '29 Princeton As She Is so Many people ‘Think automo- Diles are’ Banned in princeton, yester After many Weary months of. tireless $ ch, we Found a Student who Didn't Have an auto Here. and As for Compulsory Chapel, there's Only one person Here who Goes every d That is the Dean. and You needn't Believe That if you don’t Want to. we can Only he Told us So. and Dirty all. that is Supposed to Be pecialty, but There isn't a Word of Truth in the Allegation (which Word we Found in roget's thesaurus). bill, roper Told us 5 » Ought to Know. Interrog: ld Say not. Have any Dirty Football while i'm Coach.” and We Rumor that princeton is to Be- Wish to Deny the come Co-Ed. just Be Detest harvard as Heartily as do smith, vassar, and bryn mawyr Does not Mean at All that We are Thinking of Admitting the Bare Sex Here. it's Bad Enough to be so Near trenton Now, with- out Having girls All over the Campus. finally, don't get Idex All princeton) Grads Become Bond Sal en. it Posi- isn’t Se. last) Year Six js did Not Sell Bonds. — they couldn't Sell Any. now They are Selling stocks. —less A. Please Lirrieniss, Princeton °29 en Orrin eS “7 see you will own a car in “Tt must be that new Ford T ordered last August.” —F. H. Koew, U. of Cincinnati "29 “Look how the water has rotted y that post.” Miyosh, migosh, and the tee totalers put that) stuff in’ their stomachs!" Raovn Biruspenc, Yale °29 . and what do the college boys call you, Frederick, dear?” hey don't call, Mother, they just point.” —Manim Geri, C2 CN. 29 comicbooks.com