Life, 1920-02-12 · page 38 of 44
Life — February 12, 1920 — page 38: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several distinct elements rather than unified political satire: **Main Content:** A poem titled "Teach Me to Play" depicts a young woman asking an elderly professor to teach her music. She initially expects classical instruction (Beethoven, Mendelssohn) but reveals her actual preference for modern jazz and popular music with "class" and "pep," rejecting "old, long-whiskered birds" (classical composers). The satire gently mocks generational musical taste differences and female modernity. **Political Article:** A substantive piece on college votes regarding the League of Nations Treaty, noting that fifteen eastern colleges cast one-sixth of their votes *for* the Treaty as presented, while Holy Cross (a Catholic college) voted four-fifths against it—attributed to Irish-American opposition to the Treaty's provisions. **Advertisements:** The page is dominated by period ads for motor carburetors, books on sexual knowledge, garters, valentines, and Bayer Aspirin—typical 1920s commercial content. The page reflects post-WWI American debates about the League of Nations and emerging modern culture clashing with tradition.
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