Weldon Emmett Quotes in Lord Love a Duck (1966)

Weldon Emmett: [Emmett has called Mr. Beverly into his office] Frankly, Beverly, I've been reevaluating your performance in plant skills. There's been talk, Beverly. Talk. Do you think this material is too controversial for you?

Mr. Beverly: [looking somewhat bewildered] Mr. Emmett, I don't understand. I've been teaching botany for...

Weldon Emmett: [cutting him off] We call it "Plant Skills for Life" here at Consolidated, don't we, Beverly, hmm?

Mr. Beverly: I've been teaching "Plant Skills for Life" for 30 years.

Weldon Emmett: Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes... I know all that. Be quick, man! What unit are you currently programming?

Mr. Beverly: Well, yesterday, for example, we covered the pistils and the stamen.

Weldon Emmett: The what?

Mr. Beverly: The fertilization of the flowers. It's very beautiful. You know how the pistils give off the pollen? And the stamen is the receptacle? I show how it gets from one to the other, and...

Weldon Emmett: [looking shocked] Good lord, man! What kind of *smut* are you exposing these children to?

Mr. Beverly: It's life, sir. I try to make it...

Weldon Emmett: DON'T burble to me about "life," Beverly. Just keep the *filth* out of your classroom. Good lord, "the stamens and the pistils..." Get your mind out of the gutter, man. Out of the gutter!

Weldon Emmett: [continues] Remember the image! Parents must know that their daughters are as safe at Consolidated as they are in... church.