New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-23
THE COLLEGE COMICS.
REGULAR PUBLICATIONS WHICH MAKE
FUN FOR THE STUDENTS.

A most interesting development of American
student life in the last decade. and perhaps its
most characteristic feature to-day is the humor-
Gus. illustrated magazine 1t is now published
once in every two or three weeks in at least
eight of the larger universities. Most famous
and Oldest of these academic comic papers is
THE Harvard Lampoon," and just the Cam
bridge Universtys well known shield bears the
single word 'Veritas." that of THE I4ampoon'
holds up "Vanitas" its guiding principle
Many OF The Lampoon" contributions are
widely disseminated through the exchange col
umns OF papers all over the country. One OF its
best ones was a mock description OF a Harvard
faculty meeting. in which the length OF the APP
preaching Christmas vacation last year was
under discussion. Professor Barrett Wendell.
whose home is in the Back Bay district of Ros-
ton. was represented as saying: ''Er-er | don't
think that we ought to have any vacation. The
men who live in Boston. you know get a vaca-
ton every week. and those who don't live in
Boston-er-er-wellt they don't deserve one you
know"
| The very amusing fake" edition OF THE Har-
ward Crimson" the college daily newspaper
which The Lampoon'' editors published in the
| spring OF 1901. was described in The Tribune a
few Sundays ago Last fall. at the time OF the
dedication OF the Harvard Union The Lam
| poon' had a Mr.. Dooley" description of the
ceremonies. The SPEAKERS kept a-tellin us ii
said. about the noble sons NV Haravud an the
| illustrated graduates phwat would wan day be
gathered within these walls to do honor and
| drink beer to the glory Of their almy matter
Phwat the almy matter is dunno. unless it's
| trouble of some sort, but, begad. / kin tell yes
| thot whin kim out 1 felt If I'd dun the col
| lege course in three years. an was occupyin' a
| chair OF English lteratoor an Egyptian cigar
cite shmokin' in the biggest hall larnin' the
| college owns. to say narthin' OF wantin' to sop
up a mug NV beer"
The Yale Record - THE Princeton Tiger and
| 1.-The Widow OF Cornell University, have also
attained enviable regulations in their line
| Other college comic papers. less known and
| most OF them of more recent origin The
| Columbia Jester" THE Wrinkle" of the Uni
versity of Michigan: The Chaparral" OF Le-
| land Stanford. jr, University and The Puncl
| Bowl" Of the University OF Pennsylvania. "'Tis
| better to have lived and laughed than never to
| have lived at ALL" is a motto OF THE Chap
| arral." and it is typical one.
Like the daes these comic papers are edited
| by undergraduates practically exclusively Stu
| dents contribute the humorous matter, draw the
| illustrations, which are often highly creditable
| and conduct the paper as a business venture
| "The Yale Record" is said to clear something
| over $1,000 each year. THE Lampoon" is prob
| ably somewhat more profitable than this, but
most of the others probably realize a less sum.
| The comic paper is likely to pay a smaller
| amount to its editors than the college daily be-
| cause Of the cost of the formers cuts and its
| naturally smaller circulation.
| The list of those who have had their first prac>
| tce in humorous writing at college and after
ward attained marked success in similar fields
| is surprisingly large. Especially from This
| Lampoon" have humorists come forth.
cent Cornell graduate. who did good deal OF
writing and illustrating for The Widow"
| an undergraduate made reputation with the
| "SpotIess Town" advertisements.
| The subjects Of the cOllegians humor are often
| local and naturally so. but the local illusions