Ski-U-Mah
Encyclopedia
Ski-U-Mah was the college humor magazine
of the University of Minnesota
(and named for a U. of M. sports cheer
) from about 1929 to 1950.
Its most prominent writer was Max Shulman
, who later wrote the stories that became the television program The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
.
College humor magazines
Many colleges and universities publish satirical journals conventionally referred to as "humor magazines." Among the most famous: the Harvard Lampoon, which gave rise to the National Lampoon in 1970, The Yale Record, the nation's oldest college humor magazine , Princeton Tiger Magazine, the...
of the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
(and named for a U. of M. sports cheer
Ski-U-Mah (slogan)
Ski-U-Mah is a slogan used at the University of Minnesota since 1894.Two rugby players, John W. Adams and Win Sargent, invented it by combining "Ski", a Sioux battle cry, with "U Mah", for the University of Minnesota....
) from about 1929 to 1950.
Its most prominent writer was Max Shulman
Max Shulman
Max Shulman was an American writer and humorist best known for his television and short story character Dobie Gillis, as well as for best-selling novels.-Early life and career:...
, who later wrote the stories that became the television program The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1959 to 1963. The series and some episode scripts were adapted from a 1951 collection of short stories of the same name, written by Max Shulman, that also inspired the 1953 film The Affairs of Dobie Gillis with Debbie...
.