▁ ▁The ▁character ▁" Wh it " ▁( pr on ounced ▁" w it ") ▁in ▁the ▁S inc la ir ▁Lewis ▁story ▁Go ▁East , ▁Young ▁Man ▁drew ▁car ic atures ▁for ▁the ▁Y ale ▁Record . ▁ ▁Mid - 2 0 th ▁century ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁The ▁Record ▁placed ▁special ▁emphas is ▁on ▁cart oon ing , ▁which ▁led ▁many ▁of ▁its ▁al umn i ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁Es quire ▁magazine ▁and ▁especially ▁The ▁New ▁York er . ▁Record ▁cart oon ists ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁period ▁included ▁Peter ▁Ar no , ▁Regin ald ▁Marsh , ▁Clar ence ▁Day , ▁Jul ien ▁D ed man , ▁Robert ▁C . ▁Os born , ▁James ▁Stevens on , ▁William ▁Hamilton ▁and ▁Gar ry ▁Tru de au . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁many ▁Record ▁staff ers ▁and ▁al ums ▁contributed ▁to ▁College ▁Hum or , ▁a ▁popular ▁nation ally ▁distributed ▁humor ▁magazine . ▁Additionally , ▁comedy ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁The ▁Record ▁was ▁re - print ed ▁in ▁national ▁humor ▁mag az ines ▁like ▁Life ▁and ▁College ▁Hum or . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁the ▁magazine ' s ▁t ies ▁to ▁The ▁New ▁York er ▁were ▁so ▁strong ▁that ▁design ers ▁from ▁that ▁magazine ▁consult ed ▁on ▁The ▁Records ▁layout ▁and ▁design . ▁▁ ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s