Show Man Super-man Super Unraveled 0 c J c t t Merely a Tolerated Evil q C 3 D c 3 ElP J f Characteristics Exploited All AU is vanity vanity and vexation vexation tion of spirit Not the least of the ironies of fate is that man one of the most disappointing and troublesome creatures upon the face of the earth He is contradictory at once grandiose and pin Conceit Conceit Conceit Con Con- is his dominant characteristic All that he does docs says or is is perfect in his estimation His weaknesses are inherent he canne can ne neither ther rise above them nor recognize recognize recognize nize their existence The college man that so called I flower ver of civilization exemplifies the traits of the species He has never had a thought of any He goes through his classes classes classes class class- viewpoint viewpoint viewpoint view view- es es absorbing a superficial point from each of his instructors and c combining them into a conglomerate conglomerate conglomerate con con- I whole that that- has very little little little lit lit- tle of knowledge or understanding ing His conversation is largely made up of wise cracks slang and pro pro- fanity Dates football and bootleggers boot bootleggers boot boot- bootleggers are his chief interests His principal occupations consist 01 Oi smoking cigarettes attending nightclubs nightclubs night nightclubs clubs sleeping in classes and boasting about his escapades His tremendous sub-conscious sub ego motivates every action He mechanism possesses a marvelous for rationalization No matter what happened to him he interprets interprets interprets inter inter- it as being a subtle tribute I If he e flunks it is is' because the subject subject subject sub sub- is not worthy of his concentrated concen- concen co concen concentrated cen- cen effort if he rates an im A it is because of his superior mental mental- ity If a girl speaks to him it is I because she is running after him if if she doesn't it is s because she is trying to make him run after her er In this way he builds about himself himself himself him him- self an impregnable armor hiding his weaknesses from himself For he is like the he ostrich in believing that what he cannot see does not exist In mans man's relationships with women women wo- wo wo w- men mans man's weaknesses are are- placed under the spotlight He is like lik a sheep madly following the leader to thc the much much dated dated girl He demands de demands demands de- de mands purity in his woman yet et he sullies as many as possible with smutty stories and risque He asks innocence yet to protect her herself elf she develops a crust as hard-boiled hard cold and so sophisticated sophisticated sophisticated so- so as his his' own Woman is the audience to which he plays He depends upon her lier approval He runs to her with his joys joy's nn and cries on her shoulder when he fails She pays for her dates with him by administering soothing syrup to his vanity anity bolstering bol- bol bolstering bolstering bol bol- up his l s ego and satisfying his bis desire for attention With characteristic bravery the co ed co-ed views each man with the idea that here is something new new new- someone who will fulfill her ideals of w what at a man should be But e each ch new hope is a disappointment Their weaknesses are and their strength and nobleness non ire Eire it v- v |