Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-16
BREEZY COLLEGE HUMOUISTS
Young BlOOdS at School Give Rein to
Smiling Fancy.
1IRTH IN oUIP AND CARTOON
college Papers Brisue with Mis-
0hievous wit, but Entirely Above
Observation-Disclosures Fun
from Pointed Pens.

college humor, as seen in the columns OF
the undergraduate comic papers differs so
radically from that found in the pages of
Judge, Life and other periodicals. OF a like
nature that II might almost be said to be
IN class by itself. There is something
PECULIARLY distinctive about tia something
"hlch savors of reckless irresponslbiity and
uhconVentionality and teens with irrepres-
sibie mischief. This feeling may best be
Illustrated by Farragut's motto: D the
torpedoes; go ahead" which the Punch
BOWL the undergraduate comic paper Of
the University OF Pennsylvania, has adopted
as caption 10 adorn its editorial page No
doubt II IL this very element of unconcern
Tor the conventionalities that gives to these
college comics their delightful distinctive
ness and makes them seem so refreshing
ana entertaining TO the casual reader. for
one feels for tho time being that one is
browsing in new fields, untrodden by Mira
Grundy and her followers and the sensa
uon Is extremely pleasant Among the
pest known college periodicals of this class
may be mentioned the Cornell Widow. the
Harvard Lampoon. the Columbia Jester. the
Princeton Tiger the Yale Record the PENN
sylvania Punch Bowl the Michigan
Wrinkle, the Leland Stanford Chaparral
and the California Pelican.
Clean and Unrestricted.
AS rule the humor in a college paper is
unrestricted. For that reason its field ia
large, and the themes are at times some
what caring, but everything is clean and
clear cut and entirely above reproach. ono
must have the finest sense Of humor and a
Keen taste for the ridiculous TO appreciate
some Of the things that appear in their COL
umns. Impossible flights of fancy that
would be excluded without hesitation from
the pages of a staid humorous periodical
whose editor would have to be responsible
to hydra-headed public for the sentiments
expressed therein, readily find their way
into the columns of the UNDERGRADUATE ma =
per and are seized upon with glee; for its
editor cares not a jot whether the outside
world is grieved or pleased. go long as the
students like that particular brand OF
humor. In fact, the object of most OF these
papers seems to be to present the weirdeSt
thought obtainable in the weirdest possible
manner. Witness, for instance. this gem
Of idiotic nonsense from one OF the leading
college comics:
Papa likes his chops on zinc,
Brother likes his served with ink
sister likes hers shaped conicular
Mammals dead and not particular
Or could anything be more absurd than
this from the Princeton Tiger:
That the flesh of beasts is wholesome.
There are those who argue still,
EoWbeit beef and bacon
Have made Chicago Ill.
Little Johnny Rhymes.
Almost every college paper of note boasts
Of Its Little Johnny" rhymes, first made
famous by the Cornell Widow. It is i'm
material what the name is-whether II IA
Willie, Tommy, Freddie or Jimmy who is
ioing the mischief; the doggerels are an
plicable TO any of the family, and the fun
Toes on just the same There is noticeable
m these bits Of verse a phase of American
hurnor which is purely collegiate Here ara
ave choice ones which are typical of this
kind:
Willie and two other brats
Licked up all the rough-on-rats
fapa sald when mamma cried,
Doht you care they'll die outside"
Johnny was the favorite child.
HIS temper as rule was mild. |
One day he led for papa's eve;
Now they don't speak as they pass by.
Tommy pushed his Aunt Elizer V
ON rock into geyser;
Now he's feeling quite detected.
DIDN'T get the rise expected.
Little Jimmy was peculiar,
Stuck pin In Sister Julia;
sister yelled like bloody murder
'Gee!" said he, II must have stirred her " |
Freddie had red-hot poker,
And he laid 1t on his ma
When she smelled the burn II woke her
Dear" she said, this goes too far" !
The daily papers and weeklies never tin 1
quoting these limericks, and often de-
cote special space to them in their columns
under such caption as Fun Of the College
Boys" college Comicalltles," etc. Under |
graduate funny papers are always very
popular with the students, for they serve as |
medium through which they may attack
any unpopular professor or student without
bringing down severe censure on their
heads. The A. B. c. Freshman Primer pro-
vides very effective means, for It enables
the student TO make the victim appear
ridiculous at the very start For instance,
It would begin; This. in-dul-gent reader,
Is supposed TO be Man. II is not very
good looking, for II Is Professor Jordan
II the Aesthetic department" etc. These
articles come under such headings as
Talks We Have Not Had" who's Why
and Why Not at College" wild Animals
I Have Known" Imaginary Lectures"
and other ridiculous titles. Absurd illustra-