The plebe who is in for a soiree may be either a man who has committed some direct offence against the upper classmen, or a plebe who has been observed to be simply too b.j.in general.

Mr.Plebe is directed to present himself at the tent of some upper classman.
Several yearlings are here gathered to receive him.

He is taken in hand in no gentle way.

He is rebuked, scored "roasted." He is made to feel that he is a disgrace to the United States Military Academy, and that he never will be a particle of value in the Service.

Mr.Plebe is hauled over the coals in a fashion that few civilians could invent or carry out.