Word: absurdity
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...injunction, "Agree with thin adversary quickly," is the weapon proposed by Mr. Paul E. Jackson, in "The Glee Club's Name--What of It?" for ending the unprofitable contention regarding that organization. This is a humorous and fairly successful attempt to bring about a reduction ad absurd of the whole disagreement...
...than the proverbial redskin who "bites the dust," there is much that is genuinely funny on the other side of the scales. The cover, by N. Choate '22, is perhaps the best of all; at first glance it is not too startling; but closer examination reveals a wealth of absurd details that go to make up a unique conception indeed. It is not easy to pick out any particular item that is vastly superior to the rest; most of those worth mentioning are written in conventional Lampoon style, tinged with attempted Stephen Leacockism, which, as often as not, succeeds...
Right here near at home, at the University of Illinois, under Lawrence Erb, music credits are beginning to find their academic level. Much of the absurd prejudice against music in our universities has been due to impractical plans offered by incompetents. With the new order of progressive music educators, invading our educational system from the public schools to our higher university music is at last winning its place as a study that rounds out an otherwise incomplete educative scheme...
...confidant of the entire family, because, as he is constantly being told, he has "been in the Army"; he tunes the piano, repairs the boilers, plays the saxophone and makes himself generally agreeable. By the third act, Cora has switched her love to Clarence and Mrs. Wheeler is evincing absurd symptoms in his direction; the household affairs are finally solved by the hero and Miss Piney leaving to get married. The very effective end finds Cora alone on the stage murmuring with all the pathetic tearfulness of a disillusioned woman, "Clarence! Oh, Clarence...
...jobs every day. Seventy-five men waited out in the cold for several hours on the chance of being one of the two men wanted for one day's work. When you have seen such conditions you can realize the often-asked question of where the workers get their absurd idea of restricting output. If you see the pile of raw material getting smaller and smaller every hour, and your job going with it, you feel pretty sore...