In this episode, a fraternity pledge is injured in a hazing during Hell Week, provoking Dr. Hall to call for an end to the hazing tradition.
The discussion in this 1952 episode is a far cry from what we would hear today, in our zero-tolerance society. All the characters agree that hazing is a bad thing, but some are inclined to chalk it up to "boys will be boys", and would like to see it continue so that the men at the college don't turn into "pantywaists".
Even with the serious subject of the story, lots of humor is in evidence, with a discussion of Indian tribes and an abrupt digression into the indignities of hospital gowns.
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