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Our Miss Brooks: Student Government Day

Our Miss Brooks · January 16, 1949 · 29 min · 4,513 words

What happens

Our Miss Brooks substitutes for an ill civics teacher and finds herself chaperoning Madison High School's Student Government Day, when students hold city offices for a day. Miss Brooks, an English teacher, and her colleague Mr. Boynton, a biology teacher, are caught up in the day's events while principal Mr. Conklin frets over the students' demands. Walter Denton, newly elected police chief, pushes Miss Brooks into a raid on a slot machine warehouse, and their adventure lands the students in jail. The episode was broadcast by CBS Radio on January 16, 1949, starring Eve Arden, Gale Gordon, Jeff Chandler and Richard Crenna.

Characters: Miss Brooks, Mr. Boynton, Mr. Conklin, Walter Denton, Harriet Conklin, Mayor Rimson, Mrs. Davis, Mr. Duncan

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I'm Olive Soap, your beauty hope and bluster cream shampoo for soft glamorous dream girl hair bring you our Miss Brooks starring E. Barden! Last Friday was Student Government Day, a day upon which the entire administration of the city is handed over to high school pupils who have been elected by their classmates. Well ordinarily our Miss Brooks who teaches English at Madison High School

would have very little to do with this event. But unfortunately, Ms. Johnson, the civics teacher, took ill on Thursday, and our principal, Mr. Conklin, suggested that I take over her class. Of course, I didn't have to accept the assignment.

I just figured that teaching is better than being totally unemployed. In some states, it's better. At any rate, I conducted Ms. Johnson's civics class on Thursday, and on the subject, what would I do if I held public office?

The class and I had quite a spirited discussion. And in view of later developments, I'm sorry I didn't listen. But Friday morning, finally rolled around, and the entire student body and faculty gathered in the assembly hall to hear Mr. Conklin officially proclaim its Student Government Day.

Mr. Boynton, my bashful biologist, was sitting in the front row. And accidentally, with the aid of two bloodhounds, I found myself sitting right next to him. Oh, hello, Miss Brooks. Why, Mr. Boynton, this is a surprise.

Do you, anyway? I didn't see you, sit down. I believe I left my notebook on that seat. It's just some lecture notes on the North American porcupine. Oh, sorry, Mr. Boynton, I didn't even notice it.

You must have pulled in his quills. Here you are. Thanks. I'll just hold it in my lap. Why don't we let the notebook have the seat and you could hold, no, not in school like this?

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Mr. Boynton is played by Jeff Chandler, Mr. Conklin by Gail Gordon. Others in tonight's cast were Jane Morgan, Dick Krenna, Gloria McMillan, Helen Spring, Hans Conrad, Hal March and Herb Beygren. Men, you shave with a lather or brushless shave cream.

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