Word: demerit
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...formation at seven o'clock, from which the men march to breakfast at the Union, and is followed by a drill period from 8 to 9.20, except on Saturdays, when section meetings are held during the hour beginning at 8.20. The company is organized with a system of demerits, tardiness counting as one demerit, absence as three, insubordinate conduct as five, and other unmeritorious conduct as much as the Commanding Officer sees fit. Nine demerits are allowed in a month...