Summary
In the vibrant, tumultuous era of the Jazz Age, "Collegiate" introduces us to a millionaire’s impetuous daughter, a young woman whose appetite for thrill-seeking leads her to a perilous parachute jump. Her exasperated father, seeking to temper her wild spirit, presents an ultimatum: embrace higher education or commit to a marriage with a young man whose lectures on 'Success' offer a stark contrast to her freewheeling life. Rather than concede, she defiantly flees, finding herself embroiled in a bizarre bathing girl competition where, through a series of accidental circumstances, she is declared the victor. This unexpected turn forces her into a public appearance alongside the local college football hero in a department store window, a curious encounter that sparks a promise to enroll in college. Committed to supporting herself, she takes on a waitressing job, navigating the complexities of campus life. Her path crosses with a wealthy, idle suitor, already betrothed to the Dean's secretary, who develops an infatuation with her. Despite her clear rejection, he manipulates his fiancée into procuring exam answers, a scheme she witnesses but chooses to keep silent about. Her own misstep—a dormitory confinement for betting on the football team—is dramatically interrupted by news that her sweetheart has been barred from the crucial game due to the cheating scandal. Aided by a fellow student, she escapes, determined to clear his name, ultimately confessing to the transgression herself to allow him to play. His triumphant return to the field secures the victory, while the true culprits are eventually exposed and compelled to confess, revealing the intricate web of deceit and loyalty that defines her collegiate journey.
The madcap daughter of a millionaire seeks one too many thrills when she makes a dangerous parachute drop from an airplane. Her father orders her to college or to marry a young man who lectures on Success. She rebels and runs off. Pursued, she leaps on a fleet of bathing girls who are competing for a prize. She is adjudged winner and is compelled to appear in a department store window with the college football hero. She promises him to go to college. As he is working his way through she gets a job as waitress. A rich loafer, engaged to the Dean's secretary, falls for her, but she repulses him. He begs the secretary to get him a copy of the answers to the forthcoming examinations, and she does so when he promises to marry her. The girl sees all, but keeps silent. She is locked in her dormitory for betting on her football team. She hears that her sweetheart is barred from the game for cheating, and gets out of the dormitory with the aid of a student. She says she is the guilty party. The boy rejoins the team and wins the game. The other student catches the guilty ones and they confess.
