Judge, 1934-11 · page 11 of 36
Judge — November 1934 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page The top cartoon satirizes a struggling bedding department employee's first day, praying desperately for customers—a straightforward joke about retail anxiety. "The Preliminaries" is more significant: it mocks college fundraising excess. Two figures discuss securing a football stadium's fifty-yard-line seats through inflated means: alumni donations, faculty pledges, invitations to coaches, and notably, letters of recommendation from the Mayor, Governor, three Supreme Court Justices, and **President Roosevelt**. The satire targets how colleges leverage prominent political figures' names and prestige to advance athletic programs. The final cartoon shows someone enjoying hard cider, appearing intoxicated—likely commenting on Prohibition-era hypocrisy (hard cider production/consumption during the alcohol ban). The overall theme critiques how American institutions, particularly universities, mobilize political connections and resources disproportionately for athletics rather than academics.
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