I could take roughly the first half of the movie as the new female plebes become acquainted with a whole new environment that is not going to cut them any slack, the upperclassmen Davidson (Andrew Stevens) and Palfrey (Jameson Parker) are no less committed to running out the weakest women than they are to running out the weakest men. The two upperclassmen assume a good cop/bad cop pose; Davidson is downright rooting for the women to make, while Palfrey is determined to run them out and preserve the all-male enviroment.
My problems begin when Jennifer Scott makes an error in announcing the night's menu. Davidson makes her correct herself, and is then impressed enough to wink at her. His flirting with her and their constant meetings, be it at a party or in some seemingly-secluded place in the library, violate regulations concerning plebe-upperclass relations (they're not supposed to converse except in the line of business)--but there is a way around this that is never brought out: Davidson can "recognize" her before June; they would be on a first-name basis even if they couldn't date.
Finally, there's Jennifer's remark in the newspaper that some of the male cadets are more immature than the females. She made a general statement which I expect has an element of truth and Palfrey, again. Goes overboard in his reaction.
What results is an atypical boy-girl relationship and it's not hard to imagine where this is going the following year. But for now, I want to see all the major things that happen over plebe year.
My problems begin when Jennifer Scott makes an error in announcing the night's menu. Davidson makes her correct herself, and is then impressed enough to wink at her. His flirting with her and their constant meetings, be it at a party or in some seemingly-secluded place in the library, violate regulations concerning plebe-upperclass relations (they're not supposed to converse except in the line of business)--but there is a way around this that is never brought out: Davidson can "recognize" her before June; they would be on a first-name basis even if they couldn't date.
Finally, there's Jennifer's remark in the newspaper that some of the male cadets are more immature than the females. She made a general statement which I expect has an element of truth and Palfrey, again. Goes overboard in his reaction.
What results is an atypical boy-girl relationship and it's not hard to imagine where this is going the following year. But for now, I want to see all the major things that happen over plebe year.