The Colored Cadet at West Point - Autobiography of Lieut. Henry Ossian Flipper, first graduate of color from the U. S. Military Academy by Henry Ossian Flipper
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"A keen."--See "Gag," etc. "To leap on."--See "To crawl over." "Made."--Given an appointment, given chevrons as an officer in the battalion organization. "A make."--Such an appointment. "Maxed."--Made a thorough recitation. "Ath."--The last one. "To pile in."--To retire. "To pink."--To report for any offence. "To plant."--To bury with military honors. "To police one's self."--To bathe. "To pot."--"To pink," which see. "Prof."--Professor. "To put in."--To submit in writing. "To put into the battalion."--To assign to a company, as in case of new cadets. |
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