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The Whistle
University of Chicago - The Daily Maroon
Oct 19, 1928



YEAH! IT WUZ NISE
N' yesterday we had our first, our very first roto section in the Maroon. Weren't you just thrilled to DEATH? All those LOVELY pictures of the big strong ice men boxing! Gosh. But let's do it right! Isn't there a ship rail somewhere that the Chicago women can sit on n' cross their legs? We know our rotogravure!

Military Episode
Dear Blind Tiger:
It seems that Lt. Norman wuz sittin' in his office whena frosh comes in.

Are you the horse officer?" sez he.

"Yep!" sez tha Lieutenant.

"I wanna play polo," sez the Frosh.

"Yep?" sez tha Lieutenant.

"Yep." sez the Frosh.

"Have yuh signed up for military?" sez the Loot.

"Nope" sez tha Frosh.

"Tha H...!" sez tha Lieutenant. "Yep." sez the Frosh.

--Sargint F.A. Unit.
Pseudonym not on Dec 14 list

YEA! Whopie!"@$&'(*(!--
WAHOOOO)!
The Happy Warrior! Hessere! Hessere! Again--Whoops! He's promised us everything! Ten more cuts a quarter Two majors apiece for everything! No more pink ..... Whoops! We were going to vote for him ... we know hez the best man for the job. An' now, we can't. Much as we feel it, we can't. Such 'orrible taste in neckware. Al! Al! How couldja when we loved yuh so? Despite all our pet "als" albeit, A Reitwich, Alonzo, Altar, no, not altar, but anyway we won't vote for you in that necktie.

"N' that'll be all--"
The Blind Tiger





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