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Newspaper
Richmond Collegian
Location
Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1920
Page
3
A collage of verses satirizes the idea that evil comes from men and from beer. It alternates with dormitory humor about college education and a caricature of campus life highlighting social advice and costs.
The business manager declares you are no good and are fired. The haughty clerk asks if the remark is ex cathedra. The manager snaps that the statement comes straight from the boss.
In a playful exchange, one character teases another about looking pale and replies with a cheeky request for beauty advice to add color to their appearance. The dialogue showcases witty back and forth and a light, intimate mood.
A dialogue snippet shows Mabel expressing belief in spiritualism after a night with a dead one, followed by a humorous exchange about dating and a nonchalant line about a loaded gun, ending with a quip about a bird.
A humorous correspondence from Farmville Virginia and Richmond College dated 1920 features flirtatious lines about love and politics. The exchange riffs on fruit metaphors and party names with playful misreadings and ends with a joking remark that a Progressive party should ratify the outrage.
The dialogue notes a remark about a striking woman marrying a dull man. Flatte praises his wife as a “rip per” while the speaker jokes that appearance and taste in partners defy explanation.
He calls it a Portrait of a Lady while artists deny the label and a woman declares she is no lady. The dispute centers on interpretation and identity in the artwork.
The Dramatic Club on the north side of the lake reorganized and aims to stage productions this term. Westhampton College forms its club with Elizabeth Sydnor as President and May Thompson as Vice President, to work with Richmond for the best shows.
Mu Sigma Rho varied its usual program in the regular meeting on Monday October 24 by omitting the regular debate and introducing a number of short features. Reading declamations poem current events jokes parliamentary procedure and open discussion followed. The innovation proved very successful and is expected to form a regular part of future programs.
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