Life — June 12, 1931 — page 12: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of "Life Looks About" - Page 10 This page contains three editorial essays rather than political cartoons. The header illustration shows a cherub or cupid figure, decorative rather than satirical. The essays discuss: 1. **"World Cure Wanted"** - Commentary on labor displacement caused by new machinery, referencing Henry Ford's industrial methods and wage policies 2. **"Not Up to Date"** - Critique of Columbia University's home study courses, which lack modern subjects like bookkeeping and contemporary novel writing 3. **"One Has to Be Careful"** - Discussion of newspaper editorializing, quoting Mrs. Coolidge (wife of President Calvin Coolidge) and Benjamin Franklin on experience versus foolishness The final piece mentions a Supreme Court decision regarding Canadian citizenship and Yale College, with Chief Justice Hughes notably absent from the decision. These are satirical commentaries on contemporary American institutions and social issues of the 1920s era.