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The Vagabond.
Scope and Content Note
Published from 1923 until 1931, primarily as a bi-monthly publication with some
interruption,
The Vagabond featured the poetry, visual
art, essays, criticism, short stories and humor which targeted not only Indiana
University's undergraduates, but also its alumni and prominent members of the
faculty. Often, articles were authored under humorous, though rather obvious
pseudonyms, the most famous of which was William E. Moenkhaus who worked under the
pen name Wolfgang Beethoven Bunkhaus.
The cover and pages of each issue were highlighted by reproductions of paintings,
sculpture and prints by talented members of the student body as well as notable
members of the faculty such as T.C. Steele, Robert E. Burke and Harry Engel.
Reoccurring columns such as the "Campus Silhouette" humorously highlighted
noted members of the campus faculty and administration, such as T.C. Steele, Carl
Eigenmann and Dean Charles Sembower. The column "Notes on Higher Education at
Indiana" featured articles highly critical of the university, and documented
topics such as mandatory R.O.T.C. participation, athletics, greek life and the
Business School. Other highly satirical editorials sought to address other hot
issues of the era such as racial inequality, the influence of the Ku Klux Klan,
gender inequality, and the existence of women's dormitory hours. Other articles
were satirical simply for the sake of humor such as the article "In Defense of
Necking," or featured the now bygone campus landmarks such as the Book Nook and
the wooden boardwalk.
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