HIGHACRES COLLEGIAN For ROTC Oni., There seems to be some misunderstanding about the basis on which demerits are given out to ROTC men. The prevailing rumor is that they are distributed to ;hose worthies who fail to polish shoes s bu . 'rton uniforms, or wear socks, Also those individualists who see . no reason to salute a colleague, merely because he happens to be bardened by a few more bars, These happen not to be the facts. No sir. Being closely associated with the high— er echelon in the ROTC hierarchy, I happen to know the facts of life here, which I generously pass on to you, who will henceforth never again be ruisled. There are rough -3 . tOree MAUI masono why officers so generously hand out demerits. They are biological ) emotional and mental ) in that order. we will discuss the biological ones firstp and illustrate with a scene from the life of two officers. The time is early morn— ing• Says one to the others "Man, does my tooth hart. I feel awful. Letts give out demerits." Second officers 11 161(." End of scene. Conversely, a feeling of well—being may, bring on a burst of energy which can only be express.. ed in the generous giving out of these welcome rewards. It works both ways. Either way you lose. The emotional reasons are more complicat— ed and less easy to understand, Over- heard in the officers' den was the following conversation, "Tom, whOltrote that crummy poem in the last Lit, class? He deserves a demerit," So yOu see, your shoes might shine till you can see the scowl on your face in 'them, but what counts is the delicate einotimalbalallett o yuarlieatianant. by kl1k(?. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24 1958 The ,mental Tr.rt is what it siys— mental* That is, some of your. offi— cer—colleagues may have gone through a severe shock, say, a math quiz. They will be temporarily unbalanced, and the best thing to do is to avoid them, as they will attack their best friend and bite the hand that hands them a cigarette while in this state. Shiny shoes sad slanty hats help of course, the girls inevitably spot A snappy dresser, but you have to delve a little deeper into the makeup of your officers to be really safe* The best thing,of course, is to become one yourself, *.*. OLAHEMONT SETS UP GERMAN HOUSE The hewly—ostablish;Jd serman HOUS6 on the Pomona College campus (Calif o marks an increased interest in the German /anguage and German culture here. The ten coeds living in the Deutsches Haus have agreed to speak only German inside the house, learn— ing to fit a language that they have known previously in the classroom its their daily living. This renaissance of interest in Ger— man is further shown by the increased activity of the dem= Club, the establishment of an honor society, and a growing enrollment in German classes. The establishment of the local chapter of Delta Phi Alpha, the national German honorary society, has been authorized by college offic— ials. The Deutsches Haus which is the hub of many of the German activities on the campus has been nicknamed "Knus— perhausen" meaning the gingerbread in "Hansel and Oretel." There is a rapidly growing library of German books and numerous newspapers and magazines for leisure reading at the house% The walls are decorated with posters from German—speaking countries% The girl 6 living im the house are
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