midnight
Until the young men have had a little more training , we wish , if possible , to save them from the consequences of their lighter misdeeds . Of course , if a cadet , plebe or otherwise , is actually found outside the guard line after taps , then we can not excuse his conduct . This is where the ounce of prevention comes in . Mr. Prescott , I wish you would be up and around the camp between taps and midnight to-night . Keep yourself in the background a bit , and see if you can stop any plebes who may be prowling before they have had a chance to get outside the guard lines . If you intercept any plebes while they are still within camp limits , demand of them their reasons for being out of their tents . If the reasons are not entirely satisfactory , turn them over to the cadet officer of the day .