Life, 1914-09-03 · page 8 of 48
Life — September 3, 1914 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three distinct elements: 1. **"Life's Fresh Air Fund"** - A fundraising list acknowledging donations to send children to camp, reflecting early 20th-century charitable work for urban youth welfare. 2. **"Sabbath Play" cartoon** - Shows children playing roughly outdoors with the caption "Oh, Naughty-Naughty!" The satire appears to mock adult disapproval of children's boisterous, uninhibited play on Sundays or rest days. 3. **"Class in Modern Journalism"** - A dialogue between teacher and bright pupils discussing how newspapers report identical stories differently, satirizing journalistic bias and the unreliability of press accounts. The final joke plays on social proximity/class distinctions. The cartoons reflect Progressive Era concerns about education, media credibility, and children's welfare.
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376 Life’s Fresh Air Fund Inclusive of 1913, Live's Frese Ain Fox has been in operation twenty-seven years. In that time it has expended $145,183.64 ond has given a fortnight in the country fo 35,751 poor city children. The Fund is supported. entirely by bequests and voluntary contributions, which are ac- knowledged in this column. Previously acknowledged + ++$5,632.08 Chas. W. Sandford... “Some friends from Mass.” Madeline G, Moore........ Anonymous .......06 Mary E. Chahoon.. Margaret Chahcon .. Capt. T. H. B, U.S. Jane C. Youn; In memory of D. F. R Bruce Campbell . Ruth Atkins .. Proceeds of a performance of “Heirs ‘At Law" acted by young people at Glen Cove: R. B. Ayer, War- ren Brewster, S. D. Brewster, Dorothy Clapp, Ruth Handy, Mar- tha Ottley, Elizabeth Frank and Marjorie Beard .... ve Collections taken at Sunday services by the boys at Camp Wyanoke during July James Marshall .. Cynthia H. Goodwin... $5,981.95 ACKNOWLEDGED WITH THANKS Eight gymnasium trunks, three tennis racquets and two fencing masks from Messrs. Alexander Taylor & Co., New York. A liberal treat of candy from Miss Sharp, of Brooklyn. Ten per cent. discount on all groceries purchased from R. O. Bennett, of Branch- ville, Conn., for the entire past summer. GOLF TERM RUNNING DOWN A LONG ONE SABBATH PLAY HOW TO ADDRESS THE BALL: “OH, NAUGHTY-NAUGHTY!” Class in Modern Journalism the object of our inquiry to-day is to find out what is going on by reading 'EACHER: Now, children, the newspapers. Can anyone tell us how this can be done? Baicut Pur: By inference. Teacuer: Good! Give an example. Bricut Puri: After reading an account of the same thing in all the papers, and finding that it isn’t the same in any two of them, you can infer that it might be true under cer- tain circumstances. Teacuer: Very fine. You must have been reading the editorial pages to use complex language like that. Now, is there any other way of finding out what is going on by reading the papers? Bricut Purit: Teacuer: Good. None. Now, children, what is the real object of all news- papers? Ctass: To carry the message of the department stores and other adver- tisers directly into the hearts of the people. Teacner: And what great func ion does a free press perform? Ctass: It keeps the people from reading too many best-sellers and magazines. Teacher: Class is dismissed for the day. You know as much as I do. “TO you know that severe-looking woman?” “In a way. She is a relative of my children.” “Lord! How near?” “Their mother.”