Life, 1924-06-05 · page 12 of 48
Life — June 5, 1924 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page presents a valedictory address to the graduating class of 1924. The main illustration shows a military or authority figure addressing a gathered group of students and civilians—"The Final Examination," as captioned. The text is a humorous farewell speech using military/hierarchical language ("Mr. President," "Insernmaof's motto"), mixing formal academic sentiment with satirical jabs. References to "old campus," "Physical Ed," baseball, and football suggest this is a college commencement. The small cartoon below depicts students or soldiers saying "Halt! Who goes there?"—likely satirizing rigid institutional discipline versus youthful freedom. The right column lists humorous "Famous Necks" (horse types: "Rough," "Little clams," "Giraffe's"), suggesting visual jokes about physical characteristics, though the specific satire remains unclear without additional context.
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Fé -LOW CLASSMATES To-day is one of the orable in the lives of all of day we leave th which we have lived four of the most_ mem for to cloistered shades in years of our lives to enter the great non-academic world Some outside us are going into bu: some into law, some into medicine, into other professions. None of us, I uhuh - (laughter) hope, are- bankruptey what we go into. ing into—uh— But no matter no matter whether we succeed or fail in what we under take, one thing we can never and that is: that it was here at old Insertnameof that we learned how to suc- ceed or fail. But Inse than a mere ing for the battle of The friendships forr ameof will consti fondest forget, nameof has piven train- life. us more t In- te our recollections in the years to come of the dear old coll. Friend: ball field, of diame of hips of the foot- the baseball the swimming pool, of the chesshoard, of the dumbbell exercises in Physical Ed. A, the friend- ships that will remain firmly cemented until the end. these are THE FINAL ENAMINATIO Model Valedictory Mr. President 11 cannot refrain from ally And now to you, whe ing to affectionate nickname s and applause); to rs (appla by your more of “Prexy” (¢ you, our revered p watched but not so much), who have over our formative years with loving care, secking only to instill into us the ideals that will enable us to help make the world better and finer (applause)— to you, I say, and to old Insertnameof, I pledge the honor of the best class In en re! mm sertnameof ever had, the CLASS OF 1924 (voice: “Spell it out for 1924, boys.” Voices: “I, n, In; s, ¢, r, t, sert; Insert; n, a name, Insertname; Rah, rah, "241 '24!") ur level best to live up to the ideals you have sought to instill into us, Insertnameof’s motto shall be UNTO OTHERS m, &, Insertnameof ! f, of; rah! Insert that we will do our motto—DO (applause). And with that pledge, fellow class- mates, we bid last farewell as under- graduates to the old coll. And when remember that shall again we we yet to the scene of the best four our lives, it puts a and silver lining on the cloud of our regret Good-by, Prexy; good-by, professors; good-by, old campus,—till next year! Baron Ireland. Famous Necks Wwox bya —a Horse's. —— tie Rough— “HALT! WHO GOES THERE “pass, FRIEND!” Little — ¥, SHUT UP, ER I'LL KNOCK YER BLOCK OFF!” comicbooks.com