Life, 1924-06-26 · page 31 of 37
Life — June 26, 1924 — page 31: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two distinct pieces: **Left column** ("The College Girl"): A satirical essay by O.O. mocking how families stereotype college girls. The piece humorously observes that whether a girl returns home permanently waved and fashionable, or independent and unconventional, or even unchanged—her family and friends will insist she's "typical" of modern college girls and claim "it always works that way." The satire targets not the girls themselves, but adults' tendency to rationalize and categorize young women's behavior through convenient generalizations. **Right side**: A General Motors advertisement featuring a photograph of a crowded public gathering (possibly a civic event or celebration) and promoting GM's production of 3,000,000 motor vehicles. The ad emphasizes automobiles' superiority to railroads for daily transportation and positions GM as essential to modern life. The page juxtaposes social commentary about changing female independence with corporate messaging about modern progress—both reflecting 1920s American culture.
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The Louvain Library Fund Live renews the appeal for the Louvain Library Fund, America’s own promised gift to the Belgian people If our older friends will take part in it as zealously as the school children are doing, the million dollars will soon be raised Those high schools are doing such good work. Both the party given for the Fund by the Westwood, N. J., High School, and the collection taken for it by the Newton, N. J, High School show gratifying results. Previously acknowled d, Checks, if made payable to us and marked for ain Library Fund,” will be duly forwarded, and acknowl edgments will appear in Lirt The College Girl Ir a girl comes out of college with a nt wave, and a permanent man she seems to crave; she 1 she titters and she to on her heels, and squanders all her nickels. on her knickers and her meals Well, just sce! All her friends are sure to say, “Oh yes, it always works that way.” Insist ing with emphasis assured and argu mentative, “Just look at Belle, for s is representative. She is typical college girls to-day; yes, they're al like her, it always works that way.” But if a girl comes forth from col lege with her hair uncurled, and s dares to let her ears be seen bef gasping world; if Fifth Avenu strides and sports a twos¢ and a cigarette besides — You watch! All her family will say, “Oh, yes, they all act just that way.” And nod ding with emphasis assured and argu mentative, “Our Angeline is very rep- resentative ! She is typical of college girls to-day. You mustn't mind because she acts that way.” Last, if a girl comes out of college holding strange ideas and cants, it will not surprise her sisters, or her cousins, or her aunts, But if she goes back home again the same old Peggy Brown. d in the All her friends and foes will say, “Oh yes, it always ends that way.” And sighing with emphasis assured and ar gumentative, “Take Margaret, for she's so representative. She is typical of college girls to-day. Yes, my dear, they're all like her in every way.” 0. 0. 3,000,000 motor cars THE companies which comprise the General Motors family have pro- duced more than 3,000,000 of the passenger automobiles and trucks which are in active use today throughout the world. ‘ach day more people are carried in motor cars than are carried by all the railroads. How impossible modern life would be without their dependable service! GENERAL MOTORS Buick . Capitac . Cuevrorer + Oaktaxp O.osmosite ~ GMC Trucks GMAC Payment Plan. Insurance service hed by Gi comicbooks.com