Life, 1916-02-17 · page 11 of 52
Life — February 17, 1916 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Life* magazine contains three separate pieces: 1. **The photograph and caption** shows a bench marked "RESERVED FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN" with men standing nearby. The caption "'LOOK, MOTHER; THEY CAN'T DISPOSSESS US FROM THIS!'" is satirizing gender-segregated public spaces—suggesting men are joking about one remaining place where they retain authority or privilege, even as women's rights and social positions were advancing. 2. **"A Continuous Performance"** is a short moral tale about a poor young man who receives encouragement from an older man, later achieving success and crediting that letter. 3. **"Steps"** discusses republican financial administration, arguing for better management of public funds. 4. **"Meeting"** reports on the National Association of Highways' conference, listing organizational rules adopted by members. The page mixes light satire with earnest civic commentary typical of early 20th-century *Life* magazine.
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FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN “LOOK, MOTHER; THEY CAN'T DISPOSSESS US FROM THIS!” A Continuous Performance ox upon a time there was a poor and friendless young man, who one day received from an older man a short letter of encouragement and confidence. The young man, not knowing how to express himself, did not answer the letter, but at a critical moment it had such an influence upon him that he took new life and eventually made a remarkable success. Years later he met the older man and said: “If it had not been for the letter you once wrote me, I would not now be where I am, but it h always troubled me to think that I never acknowledged it, “But you have been acknowledging it every day since,” said the older man. Steps The finances of the Republic are no longer to be administered in the interests of the few. —New York World. HAT, in contrast with past history, is indeed a step forward. The next step will be to have the finances of the few administered in the interests of the Republic. Meeting HE National Association of Highbrows met yesterday at the Cerebellum Hotcl. Progress of the association was noted by the president, Mrs. Tortoiseshell Glassover, who reported that the membership had increased during the past year twenty per cent. Messages of congratula- tions were read from the Poets’ Union of India, the sec- retary of the Suburban Women's Clubs and from the Lofty Thinkers’ Circle of Boston. The following rules were adopted for the coming year and duly subscribed to by the members: 1. If you cannot think, think that you can 2. Answer every unanswerable argument with a super: cilious smile 3. Criticize every good thing. This is the beginning of the appearance of wisdom 4. Be superior to your superiors 5. Look outward, not inward. 6. Assert.