Judge, 1931-11-28 · page 6 of 36
Judge — November 28, 1931 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page The top cartoon depicts a janitor or building superintendent confronting a woman about furnace maintenance, with the caption "Our ice-box is out of order; how about keeping these things in the furnace?" This satirizes domestic complaints and the poor living conditions of working-class apartments—likely referencing inadequate heating and cooling systems in early 20th-century urban housing. The page includes three literary/social commentary pieces ("The Itch to Hitch," "Suggestion," "Simile") mocking marriage expectations, revisionist history books, and modern fashion trends. The bottom cartoon by Whitney Darrow shows Native Americans using utensils, captioned with a joke about "fingers" and Dartmouth, likely satirizing both Native American stereotypes and college life assumptions of the era. The "News from the Colleges" section reports actual campus incidents, including disciplinary actions at Stanford University.
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; News From the Colleges Grveste eN Freshmen at “' Stanford University were expelled last week for failing to pole-vault thir- teen feet. In line with the recent economy step taken by Williams students in giv- ing up house parties this year, Dartmouth students have recently voted that professors’ salaries be cut. A course in book censor- ship has been d to the curriculum at Boston Uni- versity. The University of Mis- souri, it was announced last week, adopt the Fiv for athletes. JUDGE | | The Itch to Hitch | Br married woman of My acquaintance thinks the love of Every girl should want... . A ring, i Bridesmaids, licenses, and such j Interest them, alas, too much. | They're forever sniping for Some defenseless bachelor, Fiercely bent on mating. ... 1 Often fall to wondering why They should be so utterly Crazed at sight of liberty. —Maroarer Fisitnack Suggestion Nv. that they are revisin Il the history books, why not carry it a little further and get the Horatio é r series up to date thus: rue to His Bank Depositors.” rom Riches to " ink or Sell Short. om President “Joe, the Bootlegs Columnist.” Simile As reckless as the Japanese general who sent his silk shirts to a Chinese laundry, Nowadays the only rose-colored glasses seem to be in the traffic lights. Then there was the girl that got rid of her Eugenie hat for two berets. “A knife and fork! I suppose fingers aren't good enough for you since you went to Dartmouth!” 4 comicbooks.com