The European officer and his Chinese awkward squad. Illustration shows a two panel cartoon with, on the left, captioned Master and Pupils, a European officer is drilling a rag-tag group of disinterested and poorly armed soldiers; on the right, captioned Pupils and Master, a diminutive European officer is dwarfed by large, well-equipped, well-trained, and disciplined Chinese soldiers. Date 1911 November 29. The European officer and his Chinese awkward squad. Illustration shows a two panel cartoon with, on the left, captioned Master and Pupils, a European officer is drilling a rag-tag group of disinterested and poorly armed soldiers; on the right, captioned Pupils and Master, a diminutive European officer is dwarfed by large, well-equipped, well-trained, and disciplined Chinese soldiers. Date 1911 November 29.