Includes bibliographical references (p. [427]-441) and index
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Preface -- Introduction -- Part I : The ethics of admission. The numbers game ; Families -- Part II : From boys to gentlemen. The man and his gentlemen ; New lives for old ; Onward and usually upward ; A sense of worth ; Old rusty nails and puppy dogs' tails... -- Part III : Watchman, what of the night? Downward toward disaster ; Man to man ; Crooked timber ; Tradition into tragedy ; Broken windows -- Part IV : Monastery or magic kingdom. Traditional values vs. modern mayhem ; Survival of the military school ; Suicidal reinvention ; Cadet nomenclature ; The academic component ; The curriculum ; The military component ; The athletic component ; Sanctuary -- Part V : The change is forever. The change is forever