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Page 24 text:
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The objects that decorate a room are one means of self-expression. A plebe’s cubicle could hardly be called “decorated”, the ordinary new cadet subsists with a wardrobe and a desk, a bed, a chair, and little else. Gradually, each room acquires posters, a record player, necessary and frivolous trinkets, until the walls and furniture begin to reflect the personality of the occupant. The first classman’s room is an entity that grows out of several years of accumu¬ lation and rearrangement. Something as diverse as the clutter found in cadet living quarters is difficult to define as correct or in¬ appropriate. But categorized it was when the Com¬ mandant and a committee of cadets attempted to establish a happy medium between comfortable living, and military orderliness. Mugs, trophies, and figurines re¬ ceived exact limitations on their size and number per cadet. Despite these restric¬ tions, untold numbers of “personal articles’’ had to be stowed in the trunk room for Government Inspection. The first spiritual want of a barbarous man is decoration, as indeed we still see among the barbarous classes in civilized countries. Thomas Carlyle 20 Reactions to Decorations
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Nothing gives a parent greater pride, delights a girl friend more, or impresses a cadet less than his uniform. Its initial glamor fades after a month of the same “distinctive” shirts, trousers, and ties have transformed each person into an indistinct element. Cadets are not uniform because of the similarity of their clothes; the uniform is instead moulded to the individual. Distinction for many is worn on the Dress A. fust about everyone has some kind of marksmanship medal, club patch, or activity pin that makes him different. The accoutrements of rank become so complex that it occasionally takes a second person to help an officer get dressed. Perhaps the most subtle evidence of individuality is the fatigue cap. Each has personality, a peculiar characteristic that makes it recognizable on any hatrack. I wear my hat as I please. Walt Whitman
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