If the man himself is to be the judge then discipline ceases to exist.
"So I've got to stick myself on pap, and accept a liberal handful of demerits, all on account of a girl ?" grumbled Dan, as the chums turned into the road leading to Bancroft Hall." "That is largely because you couldn't get the girl out of your head," Dave rejoined.

"Didn't I tell you, Danny, that you hadn't head enough to give any of your attention to the other sex ?" "It's tough to get those demerits, though," contended Dan.

"I imagine there'll be a large allowance of them, and in his fourth year a fellow can't receive many demerits without having to get out of the Academy.

One or two more such scrapes, and I'll soon be a civilian, instead of an officer in the Navy!" "See here, Dan; I'll offer an explanation that you can make truthfully.
Just state, when you're called up, that you and I were absorbed talking football, and that you really forgot to turn in the right direction while your mind was so full of Navy football.

That may help some." "Yes; it will---not!" Dan Dalzell passed into the outer room of the officer in charge, picked up a blank and filled it out with the report against himself.
Dave was waiting outside as Dan came out from the disagreeable duty of reporting himself.
"Hang the girls!" Dalzell muttered again disgustedly..