Suppose you're an attractive high school girl and you're not only a member of a large and unique family but your father is, in fact, one of the great pioneers of industrial efficiency. Then suppose he decides, for no apparent reason, to apply his unorthodox methods to you and to the rest of your big family. The results are terribly embarrassing, funny, and it must be admitted, extremely effective. To Anne, however, the chief effect seems to be that of making them seem ridiculous to everyone else at school, especially the boys! Dad pushes ahead with better organization for his large and delightful family. The children don't understand the new rules. Anne, the oldest, rebels. Both Dad and she are miserable at the lack of understanding between them. Then in a deft and moving scene, Dad becomes aware of how much Anne has grown up.