Life, 1927-09-29 · page 22 of 38
Life — September 29, 1927 — page 22: what you’re looking at
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This page contains four separate humorous pieces satirizing early 20th-century American life: **"The Dear Old Days"** (Baron Ireland): A poem lamenting college expenses. The speaker ironically calls his college years "dear" because they cost enormous sums—tuition, lodging, gambling debts, alcohol, and entertainment totaling approximately $25,000-30,000. The joke is the pun on "dear" (beloved/expensive). **"An Offer of Marriage"**: A co-ed accepts a proposal only because the man's father will pay her college tuition, exposing mercenary attitudes toward marriage and the financial burden of women's education. **"The Late Set"**: Parents discuss their daughter staying out until 2 a.m.—so late she won't have time to sleep before the next party. This mocks the social whirlwind of the Jazz Age. **"Salon de Raincoat"**: A freshman jokes that his classmate hung two raincoats in Paris, calling them "art"—mocking pretentious artistic affectations and the appeal of Paris to young Americans. The "Radio College" illustration satirizes newfangled radio technology's cultural impact on youth.
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The Dear Old Days MY @ear old college days have gone I've been thereon Whereof, somehow, the trend Has been toward the financial end. And having thoughts prevalent , a thousand; pretty near. Theatres, two hundred. — Football bets, hundred debts, Another thousand. Liquor, three. That was the average for me. My lodging, board, tuition— Why speak about a bagatelle? ‘Twenty-five thousand, more or less, Before I nailed my prized B. S. Five more, Stud poker 8 # Now I know why, as back I gaze, We called th dear old college days! Baron Ireland. ONSOLATORY — thought — for le Sam—Immigration is the erest form of flattery. An Offer of Marriage First Co-ed: niLiik PROPOSED TO ME LAST NIGHT. Second Co-ed: pip we REALLY? First Co-ed: yes, 1k SAID HIS FATHER COULD EASILY WORK MY WAY THROUGH COLLEGE, TOO, The Late Set ATHER: Edith is late, isn’t she? It’s two a, M. now. Motuner: Yes, and if she doesn’t come home soon she won't have time to dress for Myrtle’s party. Salon de Raincoat QIRST FRESHMAN: Does that Soph know much about art? Srconp Fresuaan: Does he! Say, he told me that they've hung two of his slickers in Po THREE FRESHMEN PLAYING HOOKY FROM THE RADIO COLLEGE. comicbooks.com