CATH

She captains a Council . . . she cooks
She crafts royal curtains (on hooks)

She cares for this college
And all things pure knowledge —

All praises to Our Mrs. Brooks*

There’s nothing that she overlooks
She straightens the tiniest crooks

The Governor’s Governor —
Everyone’s loving her —

All glories to Our Mrs. Brooks

She puts up with Kingsley’s sly looks**
A Queen amidst bishops and rooks

She speaks with such surety
Living such purity

All praises to Our Mrs. Brooks

We’ve searched all the library‘s books
In all of its crannies and nooks

But we still haven’t found
The words to expound

The glories of Catherine Brooks

Centuries of science and math
Have created one kind of a path

But truth has remained
Most easily gained

Simply by following . . . Cath

* A play on Our Miss Brooks, a highly popular sitcom about a sarcastic high school teacher that started on radio (1948–1957), moved to television (1952–1956), and became a movie (1956).

** This dates from the era when Cathy was married to Kingsley Brooks.