Life, 1910-10-20 · page 9 of 44
Life — October 20, 1910 — page 9: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The page contains two satirical pieces about college leadership and courtship. **Top cartoon ("College Presidents"):** A visual pun where the word "LIFE" is formed by college presidents' elongated bodies stretched horizontally. The text praises college presidents like Harvard's President Eliot, Yale's Hadley, and Princeton's Wilson for engaging in higher civic pursuits—suggesting education leaders should contribute to public governance and community respect, not merely run academic institutions. **Bottom cartoon ("Practical Fair One"):** A couple on a sofa; the woman says she'll marry the man but asks him to find her thimble under the sofa before he leaves. The joke is a coy, practical courtship scenario—poking fun at the somewhat calculated, transactional nature of romantic proposals and acceptance in early 20th-century courtship rituals.
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College Presidents T is encouraging to note that our college presidents are tak- ing an interest in the higher life. With President Eliot, of Harvard, promulgating the tabloid library, President Had- ley, of Yale, functioning as expert financier by the authority of the National Government, and President Wilson, of Prince- ton, making a scemly effort to redeem the long-lost New Jersey, it looks as if education and educators were at last coming to their own. As we are all undergraduates in the college of life why shouldn't college presidents learn some- thing of life and then impart that knowledge with the peda- gogical powers they already possess? College presidents may some day be counted among the most respected members of the community. Most communities would be improved by having a few more respected members. Practical Fair One: yes, 1’Lt. Be your wire. THIMBLE. ER—BY THE WAY, BEFORE YOU GET UP YOU MIGHT SEE IF YOU CAN FIND MY 11'S SOMEWHERE UNDER THE SOFA,