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# Class Poem Analysis This page from Judge magazine (June 7, 1928) contains a "Class Poem" written by Pansy Flopp, identified as the class poet. The poem is a traditional congratulatory verse addressed to the graduating class of 1928 ("twenty-eight"). The poem offers conventional wisdom to graduates facing adult life: encouragement to face hardship with composure ("keep a stiff upper-lip"), maintain connection to their alma mater, and remember their school values. References to "Old Hooey" appear to be the school's mascot or personification. The poem specifically mentions "Tem, Dick and Louie" as notable class members and addresses both male and female graduates. Rather than political satire, this represents typical yearbook-style celebratory verse from the Jazz Age period, offering earnest if somewhat sentimental advice to departing students.
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@ciezai81wUN —7 1928 4 ay Class Porm Here's to the Class of ‘‘twenty-eight”’! Brave lads and lassics looking toward their fate Facing life’s battle with eyes agloweth They do not shrink from the winds that bloweth Forward they go to their varied pursuits Some to play fiddles, some to play flutes Out into a cold world of storm and strife Where bitter competition is rife Some will gain nothing, some will gain riches All of them favorite sons of Hooey’s niches Old Hooey’s behind you, girls and boys And if hard luck downs you don’t lose your poise Keep a stiff upper-lip and grin and bear it And fickle success will crown your merit And when you become a mother or a pater Don’t forget your old Alma Mater! And remember, Tom, Dick and Louie That you are always sons (daughlers) of Old Hooey! —Pansy Flopp, Class Poet Lae JUDGE, Volume 94, No. 24 25 Eptered as Meound-Clase Matter, Octoler 21. 1881, at the P 1879, Additional eniry at $5.00 0 ye Ibe 0 er apd eopyrabted 1925, by he New York, N,V Particular attentic comicbooks.com