Life — July 16, 1925 — page 23: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page shows two panels from "Skippy," a comic strip about a mischievous boy character. The cartoons depict Skippy commanding a group of officers to assemble in formation—first in an organized line, then in a chaotic "March 1st" scene where they're disheveled and scattered. The humor appears to satirize military discipline and order. Skippy, despite being a child, is acting as an authoritative commander barking orders at uniformed officers who must obey. The contrast between the neat first formation and the messy second one (labeled "March 1st") suggests the breakdown of military precision or the difficulty maintaining order—possibly a commentary on early 20th-century military incompetence or bureaucratic chaos. The specific date reference "March 1st" may allude to a contemporary event, though context is unclear from this page alone.