Judge, 1928-10-20 · page 25 of 36
Judge — October 20, 1928 — page 25: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page satirizes 1920s college culture and social trends through brief humorous quotes attributed to various universities. The central cartoon depicts "The Varsity Drag"—a popular dance of the era—shown as an exaggerated, mechanized figure. The jokes target contemporary concerns: **Prohibition** (the alcohol ban), **permanent waves** (newly fashionable women's hairstyles), **gender relations** (wives demanding purchases, maids avoiding housework), and stereotypical ethnic humor (a Scotsman's supposed frugality, "German horns" on cars). A lower cartoon depicts a drugstore soda fountain scene, referencing the era's youth culture and "drug store" as social hangouts during Prohibition. The satirical method is typical for Judge: mocking college students' affectations, modern social changes, and contemporary fads through exaggeration and crude caricature. The attributed quotes suggest these represent authentic student attitudes from Princeton, Harvard, Stanford, and other universities—likely fabricated for comedic effect.
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The Maiden’s Prayer to Her Permanent Wave “Long live the kink!" —H. Pennyracker, Princeton '30 Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow prohibition may forced. —Ress Kixe, U. of Min- nesota, indefinitely Imagine the plight of the poor card-shark who comes home from a hard day's work and then has to stack the dishes! —R.D. Wurvos, Harvard °29 couple of bias babies. Second Goof—Whadda ya First—Oh, “buy us this,” and “buy us that,” all the time! —Barry Manoxry, “Mrs. Brown is not in.” Catholic U, 729 “May I leave my card?” ver mind, she sax who Joe College has one of those German horns on his. flivver— —Maxim Gituis, he’s always ‘Teuton it! , At Buren, Trinity '31 The Varsity Drag. —Berxerrt Gouin, Stanford '31 Then there is the story of the Scotehr who refused to put fire-c ves oon his apartment house building because it) was leap year. —Gronce MacManus, U, of Pennsylvania 30 Lirtie Rov—I'd like to get a shaving mug. In Chicago Dave Currx—Wait till you get older and it'll come naturally, Here today and gun tomorrow. Watt Connatu, U. of Pittsburgh '20 —R. Wurvox, Harvard '29 comicbooks.com