Life — March 19, 1925 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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26. For my boy Noah, who is fous hundred and eighteen years old, hath not taken unto himself a wife, but wasteth his time in the study of shipbuilding, lbeit we are a pastoral people. . And for the remainder years... of his Randolph Bartlett, 263 Fifth Avenue, New York City. Sins of the Fathers V HEN the old world came to an ¢ in 1914, the younger generation in- herited without preparation or warning : totally discredited social and political They saw it go down; they heard the crash. With only youth and energy as assets and with no advisers except those who had so conspicuously failed, they took up the task. Naturally, they right-about- faced on everything and have made mistakes at a rate never before known. Ihey will probably make a lot more. hese mistakes are different from those their elders made, because they are try- ng to install a new system. To scrap I the old machinery and methods was natural, but they will eventually. salvage considerable from their elders’ ideas and hen the world will seem more like home to some of us, who probably will try to take credit for having saved the day. Just give the youngsters a chance! It was a raw deal they had handed to them in 1914. system. L. A. Milner, P.O. Box 1154, Boston, Mass. One of Ours PEAKING as a member of my much- cussed generation, my advice to the perfect forty-sixes and sewing circles is alone. Most of us call a spade a spade, and many of ws go so far as to call it a god-damned shovel, but I think that we are an improvement over the days when girls went swimming in striped-flannel nightgowns. Flappers look hard and sophisticated, it's truce, but heneath much of the paint and lip-stick is nothing but Ignorance. They play with fire a lot, but most of them don't know what it’s all about. There are a lot of sheiks and cake- caters in my college, but you'd be sur- prised if you knew just what was under heir hats. One day I stumbled into a half-dozen who were engaged in a fierce irgument. I thought at first that they were trying to decide who put in the fifth ace, but as it happened, they had just come from a class in religion, and were discussing the virgin birth and sin! Many a bear-greased cranium has brains inside! to let us Louis O. Thomas, Marshall, Mo. Prize Question No. 8 WHAT IS A 1009 AMERICAN? Answers to this question must be received at this office not later than noon of March 28, 1925. See Conditions on page 27. More Honorable Mentions ents pablication of although contribu- 9 contestants re- by the Etta M. K. Bevea, 8203 ton Parkway, Brooklyn, N. Kenner Ricuao Ctose, Plymouth Church, Newark, Ohio; Harotp L. Coox, 80 Center Street, Pittsficld, Mass.; S. P. Curran, The McCall Company, Dayton, Ohio; Mary Ponton Garpner, 145 Centre Ave., New Rochelle, N.Y. Frit Granta, 531 West End Ave. New York City; Josern_P. Hanratay, 559 Ossington’ Ave., Toronto, Ont., Canada; Josern Exxest McAree, Sum. anit New Jersey Harrisbure, P; je. Bayside, 1 N ver, 1018 Henry St noon Witson, Gre Youne, 424 W. Main St., Durand, Mich: THE BOY-LINE SULHOVETTE AVING discussed acute problems in the previous questions on our examination paper, we now turn to a more generalized subject—one which demands a definition rather than a Straight “yes” or “no. What is a 100% American? Almost every one of us considers him- self or herself as belonging to that firmly backboned class; but why? What are the identifying marks, the under- lying racial characteristics? How can you distinguish a 100% American from one who is only 98 %, or even from a 100% Briton? he contestant who frames the best answer to this question will receive a prize of $50. All other meritorious an- swers will be honorably mentioned, and, if published in the paper, paid for at our usual rates. The great Question Contest, which has attracted enormous interest all over the country, is going into the stretch; it will run for two more weeks. Immediately after its close, the three major prizes will be awarded to those contestants who have achieved the high- est record on the greatest number of questions. If you enter the Contest NOW, and answer this week's question and the two that are to follow, you will be eligible the large prizes; but you must take immediate action. The time is short! Send in Question venue, Ne various now for one of your answers NOW to the Editor, Lire, 398 Madison York City. Be brief! absolute limit is 200 words Prizes For the best record through- out the Contest : FIRST PRIZE $300 SECOND PRIZE... .$125 THIRD PRIZE....$ 75 For the best answer to each individual question: WEEKLY PRIZE. ..$50 comicbooks.com