Life — September 4, 1913 — page 4: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "The School Life of Life" - Analysis This satirical page announces Life magazine's upcoming back-to-school issue. The main illustration shows a young schoolgirl in period dress (wide-brimmed hat, high socks, Mary Jane shoes). The text humorously notes that American children will soon return to various educational settings—public schools, private schools, and "the school of Experience." Life promises its next issue will typify this theme, serving as "a fitting pictorial prelude" to upcoming coverage of World War I and women's suffrage, which they've postponed until October. The small cartoon "NOT QUITE YET" and "Some Children Don't Go" (showing a child avoiding school) appear to joke about reluctant students. This reflects early 1900s American society addressing education, while major political issues—war and voting rights—loom in the background.