Judge, 1932-01-23 · page 5 of 36
Judge — January 23, 1932 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page **Top Cartoon:** A man stands before "The Farmers Loan and Trust" building, saying "Oh, yeah!" This appears to be commentary on farmers' financial struggles, likely during the Depression era when agricultural debt was a major issue. The figure's skeptical response suggests doubt about the institution's ability or willingness to help. **Bottom Cartoon:** "The Mechanic Who Became a Doctor" depicts three men in physical comedy—apparently the story being that someone transitioned from manual labor to medical practice. The cartoon likely satirizes either educational mobility or questions the legitimacy of such career changes. **"You Can't Lose!"** section contains cynical observations about trust and Christmas gift-giving, reflecting Depression-era skepticism about financial institutions and consumer culture.
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JUDGE News From the Colleges N line with the present. tendency toward th emphasis of footbail the Southern California football team will start practice for next Fall on February Fifteenth instead of Feb ruary First. R. Schuyler Marchmont III of the class of Williams has gone to the University of Miami for the Winter. Alumni of Amherst are demanding an investigation of the Economies De- partment since up to the present time no member of it has made a state- ment about the depression for the newspapers. The faculty at Northwestern Uni- versity recently voted down a motion for a moratorium on German exams this mid-year. In the first report of the class of 1930 Princeton it was announced that 15'7 of the class have become bond smen. Another 2244 are not doing anything either. In the Presidential Poll ta at Vassar last week, Franklin Roosevelt received the most votes, with Clark Gable a close second. In line with the present tendency to de-emphasize athletics, Princeton has announced that field trips in sci- ence courses will be discontinued, —Artivcr Sirverseatt “Oh, yeah!” You Can’t Lose! Some of the people can fool you all of the time and all of the people can fool you some of the time, but the rest of the time you to fool your- self. After looking them all over, we think the dachshund is the best front- drive dog on the market today. All we got for Christmas was a hook. That is—we received a note from a friend saying that he was making us a present of that hook we once borrowed. Japan war leaders will soon realize that the toughest part of their cam- paign is still ahead of them. Imagine writing memoirs about 4 The Mechanic Who Became a Doctor. Peichipao and Tientchwangti!