Life, 1914-05-14 · page 27 of 44
Life — May 14, 1914 — page 27: what you’re looking at
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The top cartoon mocks the social craze over the tango dance, which was controversial in the early 1910s as sexually suggestive. A father shows his daughter a painting, claiming it depicts "a religious dance in adoration of the god 'Tango'"—sarcastically suggesting the dance has become quasi-religious in its fervent popularity, elevating it to deity status among modern society. The essay "Once More" satirizes Harvard's newly announced curriculum course on lumber manufacturing and sales. Life ridicules the proliferation of impractical college courses while noting the hypocrisy: Harvard simultaneously teaches forest *preservation*, contradicting the lumber sales course. The author further mocks modern education for failing to teach young men basic work discipline and respect for capital—suggesting colleges have lost sight of genuine practical education in favor of trendy, disconnected subjects. The baseball cartoon at bottom remains unclear without additional context.
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peru: “THIS PICTURE, DAUGHTER, RF! AMER S$ A RELIGIOUS DANCE IN ADORATION OF THE Gop ‘TANGO’” Confidential Book Guide The Confessions of an Inconstant Man, Anonymous. A naughty little book that tells the truth and amuses the devil. Crowds Junior, by Gerald Stanley Lee. Like “The Miniature Life", this is a spiritual sample. It’s a little volume with the soul of a remarkable book in it. The Devil's Garden, by W. B. Maxwell An able and engrossing story of a man’s crime, its concealment, and the resulting mental tragedy. The Flying Inn, by G. K. Chesterton. In which Satire and Absurdity dance the Maxixe, while G. K. C. plays versa- tile verbal rag-time for accompaniment. The Full of the Moon, by Caroline Lockhart. See preceding page. John Ward, M.D., by Charles Vale. The last thing in fictional favoring. clever story, with a dash of priggishness and a soupcon of eugenics. Irishmen All, by George A. Birming ham. Verbal portraits of west of Ireland types. Companionable essays by the pop- ular novelist. Japanese Flower Arrangement, by Mary Averill. A beautiful and practical book that will come in handy during the summer. Old Mole. by Gilbert Cannan. In which a middle-aged schoolmaster starts out to sample life and criticizes England en route. Our Mr. Wrenn, by Sinclair Lewis. A genre-study on the New York clerk plane with nice bits of whimsy to it and some desert stretches. 883 Sex-Origin Determination, by Thomas E. Reed, M.D. “ Boys will be boys.” But Dr. Reed claims to have discovered the method in their apparent madness. Social Forces in England and America, by H. G. Wells. See preceding page. The Valley of the Moon, by Jack Lon- don. A pleasant mixture of stern reality and Arcadian results. Vain Obdlations, by Katharine Fuller- ton Gerould. Gruesome tales that in- variably “get” you. The most distin- guished short story volume of the year. What Men Live By, by Richard C, Cabot, M.D, A fine talk about actu>? living by a fine man who has lived. When Ghost Meets Ghost, by William De Morgan. A story whose brakes didn’t work. Once More TRE increase in the modern college curriculum is illustrated by the new course announced by Harvard; that of the manufacture and sale of lumber. It is needless to say that this will not be cooperative with the course on forest preservation which we suppose must also be running. The only course not yet established by any college is a course whereby young men arc taught to work eight hours a day on one thing until their knowledge of it is such as to command the respect of capital—that fickle and critical God that looms constantly over the destinies of all good Amer- icans, BASEBALL TERM A PHENOMENAL CATCH comicbooks.com