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...first banquet of the College Comics Association will be held this evening at the Hotel Biltmore, New York City. The banquet will be attended by representatives from the following college publications: The Harvard Lampoon, Yale "Record," Princeton "Tiger," Cornell "Widow," Columbia "Jester," Dartmouth "Jack-O-Lantern," Williams "Purple Cow," Pennsylvania "Punch Bowl," Pennsylvania State "Froth," Lehigh "Burr," and Pittsburgh "Panther." R. C. Bacon '16, P. E. Cate '16, R. E. Connell '15, R. Sanger '15 and T. Sizer '16 will represent the Lampoon. Many men prominent in the advertising and publishing business in New York will also be present...
...idea was brought up of intrusting it to college men and the first issue under the new policy has been tendered to the Lampoon. If it proves a success, subsequent issues may be put in charge of other college comic publications, probably to the Princeton "Tiger," the Columbia "Jester," and the Yale "Record...
...children, who are very modest, our Harvard world and the bigger world outside, too, owe a great debt of gratitude (which should be accompanied with a cash reward) for giving us in so trim a little book the Alice sketches, which make memorable this year's volume of our jester. Dear Lampy (forgive this touch of sentiment: it is genuine), to how many generations have you brought laughter and fun. Not that you are always funny, you are not; but you are the funniest we know, and we must remember that even the father of Life may occasionally grow weary...
...obsequies will take place shortly after four o'clock this afternoon on the diamond behind the University grandstand. By a special last request of the deceased the undefeated CRIMSON champions will act as pall-bearers to see that the Lightweight Jester from Mount Auburn street is deeply and irrevocably buried...
There is nothing to frighten the timid newcomer in the buskined jester who holds the foaming glass on high. His welcome is rousing. It is echoed, though less boisterously, in the first editorial, which is devoted to the Freshman class. One sentence in this editorial is significant as showing the profound insight of the present board into the condition of Lampoon humor. "To an honored few of you," speaks the oracle, "will undoubtedly come the honor of rejuvenating the Great University Comie." This prophecy so modestly expressed, may be only a pious hope; let us humbly pray, however...