OK, the eighth graders want a grade school boy and girl for use as, I don't know, let's say paint brushes. But they don't want just any boy and girl. Those chosen must be neat and clean, because as we all know, you don't want grit in your paint. So how about Don? Will he be clean and neat enough to be chosen? Let's look and see.........(These 1950's hygiene shorts always make me think that somehow, kids were never taught to bathe before the 1960's)......On with the show:
Don, (8 or 9 years old), is shown waking up in the morning to start his "neat & clean" day. We're told he has to get out of bed early, shower or take a bath, wash his feet and ears with soap (hopefully not in that order), wash his hair once a week, rinse thoroughly, hang his towel and wash cloth to dry, clean his brush, brush his hair, then clean the tub and sink. Now it's time dress in clean clothes, build a shoe shine box, fill it with shoe shining supplies, and shine his shoes. Don's on his way. Now it's time to clean his closet and put his clothes away. Well no wonder Don has to get up early.
Now it's time to follow Mildred's morning, but fortunately for me, all the boys had to leave the classroom while the girls watched this part, so I don't have to relate her daily trials and tribulations (although rumor on the playground has it that great emphasis was put on hair brushing and dress selection. Pass it on.) Apparently though, getting up at 3:00 am to get ready for school was not enough, because two other classmates were chosen by the eighth graders. Try getting up at 1:00 am next time, Don and Mildred.
This mid-1950's health short was only 10 minutes long, but it sure seemed a lot longer. They were still showing these crappy shorts when I hit school in the mid-1960's (when the teacher wanted a smoke), and upon review today, they've only gotten worse. I'd say this one is actually craptacular. Don't bother watching this except for laughs.
Don, (8 or 9 years old), is shown waking up in the morning to start his "neat & clean" day. We're told he has to get out of bed early, shower or take a bath, wash his feet and ears with soap (hopefully not in that order), wash his hair once a week, rinse thoroughly, hang his towel and wash cloth to dry, clean his brush, brush his hair, then clean the tub and sink. Now it's time dress in clean clothes, build a shoe shine box, fill it with shoe shining supplies, and shine his shoes. Don's on his way. Now it's time to clean his closet and put his clothes away. Well no wonder Don has to get up early.
Now it's time to follow Mildred's morning, but fortunately for me, all the boys had to leave the classroom while the girls watched this part, so I don't have to relate her daily trials and tribulations (although rumor on the playground has it that great emphasis was put on hair brushing and dress selection. Pass it on.) Apparently though, getting up at 3:00 am to get ready for school was not enough, because two other classmates were chosen by the eighth graders. Try getting up at 1:00 am next time, Don and Mildred.
This mid-1950's health short was only 10 minutes long, but it sure seemed a lot longer. They were still showing these crappy shorts when I hit school in the mid-1960's (when the teacher wanted a smoke), and upon review today, they've only gotten worse. I'd say this one is actually craptacular. Don't bother watching this except for laughs.
