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Quips and Cranks Excerpt Entry from the 1895 Quips and Cranks
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1968 Quips and Cranks Excerpt This excerpt from the 1968 publication of Quips and Cranks describes students' embrace of lessening religious requirements on campus.
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Joke from the final issue of Scripts 'N Pranks This joke pokes fun of the WCTU with a play-on-words about drinking and adultery.
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Quips and Cranks caption This page from the 1968 Quips and Cranks discusses that students are no longer forced to attend religious services, reflecting on the coercion of religion.
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Davidson College Presbyterian Church Image of Davidson College Presbyterian Church, which was originally built in 1885 but was reconstructed from 1950-52.
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Fake Ad for "White Mule" Liquor This fake ad from the April 1958 Scripts 'N Pranks is for "white mule," another name for moonshine. Its accompanying text makes a joke about drinking and going to formals.
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Kent State Shooting This photograph of a campus scene shows the aftermath of Kent State Shooting, as chaos ensues. The period after Kent State was the most turbulent on college campuses during this era.
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Georgia Club's Group Photo, Quips and Cranks 1923 The Georgia club reenacts a lynching scene in a picture on their annual page
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Alabama Club's Racist Mascot, Quips and Cranks 1900 A cartoon of a Black man and his farm animal depicted on the Alabama club's page in the annual
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Georgia Club's Racist Mascot, Quips and Cranks 1900 A cartoonish Black man eating a watermelon is the mascot of the Georgia Club
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Class of 1913 Mock Epoch, Quips and Cranks 1913 The first paragraph of the 1913 class' mock epoch class history
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Class of 1907 Mock Epoch, Quips and Cranks 1907 A mock epoch detailing the inception of the 1907 class' greatness
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Thos Curry Merchant Bio, Quips and Cranks 1907 A bio which commends Merchant's wit while making fun of his looks
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James Whitted Witherspoon Bio, Quips and Cranks 1920 A bio making fun of "Purity Jim" in the 1920 annual
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Carl Homer Cathey Bio, 1920 Q&C A bio in the annual describing Cathey's talents at racist impressions
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Scripts N' Pranks Scripts N' Pranks was a literary humor publication that began production after the demise of the yowl. It ran for almost 30 years, releasing its last issue in 1965.
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The Yowl The Yowl was a campus literary publication devoted to humor. It ran for six years, starting in 1930 and ceasing publication in 1936.
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Cap and Bells Cap and Bells was a humor publication created by 12 members of the junior class in 1923. It was only ever published once.
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December 1932 The Yowl: "Swine Song"
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November 1936 Scripts N’ Pranks: "Am I the first girl"
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December 1932 The Yowl: "It's the Woman Who Pays"
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December 1932 the Yowl: "Go Home"
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1923 Cap and Bells: "Absent-minded Prof"
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May 1933 The Yowl: Monologue
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November 1930 the Yowl: "Credo of a Davidson Freshman" by A.H.W