The Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Magazine (3 VINTAGE ISSUES)

Atlanta, Georgia: Students of the Georgia School of Technology; Member Associated College Comics of the East, 1940 & 1942. Magazine. Good. 12" x 9" x 0.25. Various Illustrators. THREE VINTAGE 1940's GEORGIA TECH MAGAZINE ISSUES: 1) "Homecoming", November, 1940. Paper cover in yellow, white and black color themes, illustrated with a cartoon by Hafley of a celebrating man exclaiming "Give 'Em Hell Tech". 29 pp.; 2)"Christmas Issue", December, 1940. Paper cover in red, white and black color themes with a cartoon illustration by Editor-in-Chief, "Pop" Morgan, of Santa Clause seriously examining a record of Ga. Tech students in front of petrified classmates. 29 pp.; 3) "Girl Issue", February, 1942. Paper cover in pinkish-purple and white color themes. Illustration of a girl posing on the cover. 29 pp.; All issues are illustrated in black and white with photographs, cartoons and advertisements throughout, with an occasional full color image. Back covers of all three issues have a full-color cigarette advertisements of Lucky Strikes, Camels and Chesterfields, respectively. Issues cover everything about student life at Georgia Tech, from candid photos, to sports, to dating advice, fraternities and sororities, and articles such as "On the Avenue", "Who's the Favorite Girl of the Campus", "Ode to Collegiate Womanhood", "Women in Sports", "The Technique of Kissing", "The Football Spotter, No Easy Job", "In Swing's Corner, The Band of the Month", and various other articles of student life of the early 1940's. The yearly subscription price of this monthly magazine, published by students of Georgia Tech, was $1 per year, or 15 cents per copy during the time period. CONDITION: All three issues show wear, discoloration, some creasing and chipping. The December and February editions show evidence of wormhole damage that has eroded approximately 1.5" to 2" away of each page at the bottom, yet the text has not been compromised. These two issues also have the previous alumni and owner's name written in ink on the cover "Mildred Cleveland, Room 155 and 101 West Room", respectively. Other than the name written on the cover, issues are free from marginalia or annotation. Paginations are complete. Fascinating, historic copies, all in overall "good" condition. Additional photos available upon request. Full refund if not satisfied.