Life, 1902-11-13 · page 3 of 22
Life — November 13, 1902 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains satirical commentary on American higher education and gender equality circa early 1900s. The main cartoon depicts Cinderella in a glass slipper scenario, with a caption questioning why children believe in the fairy tale when "seven league boots" (magical speed) and "common sense shoes" would be more practical—a metaphor for impractical education. The accompanying text sections critique university leadership, suggesting college presidents are poorly trained in educational administration. The "Instruction" piece argues that Columbia University and similar institutions lack proper technical training for their leaders. The "In the Future" and "One Better" sections satirize gender equality debates, with a woman demanding equality while maintaining that such parity would cause "a step down" for women—exposing the contradiction in anti-feminist arguments of the era.
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Song of the American Husband. TW INES and daughters all remind us We must make our little pile ; And, departing, leave behind us = JS Cash for them to live in style. Instruction. Corunara, too, needs a lot of money (ten millions, as Presi- dent Butler figures itout), The likeli- hood is that none of our universities has money enough. To be quite frank, the trouble seems to be that =~ our great institutions of learning have been admin- istered by presidents illy instructed in the art and science of their high call- ing. Why cannot the gradu- ate schools, like Johns Hopkins, have a technical course for college presi- dents, leading, succes- sively, to the degrees of B. L. P. (bachelor of leg- pulling), M.L.P. (master of leg-pulling), and D.L.P. (doctor of leg-pulling) ? Or, if not the graduate schools, the corre- spondence schools, at least? In the Future. T THE NORTH POLE HOTEL: ~ When do you want to be called? ‘ S te “ Half past April.” 1902 ay, eS One Better. a ; Ay RS. WITHERBY: We must give some sort of affair, on State t . dear, if only to main- This tain our position. Cinderella: wn suoULD 1 TRY ON THE CLASS FLIPPER? THE CHILDREN NO LONGER BELIEVE Witnersy: I sup- IN IT, OR IN THE SEVEN LEAGUE BOOTS. THEY DEMAND COMMON SENSE GUOES, pose you want it to coat as much as possible. WHEN you are lonesome you realize what evaALity of the sexes means for the a Ob, moro than poor company you are. woman a step down. that! nvelope. Hed for. comicbooks.com