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Kindness Pays As a fittin g gesture during " Be Kind to Dumb Anim al " week, an altruistic and altogether kind college student, namely and t o-wit: Paul T. Miller, did t ake care of, foster, fath er, and mother, a poor homeless white du ck t hat had strayed from the fold. It all began on one blust ery night in ovembcr, when icicles were hanging from th e c aves and the snow was six feet deep. Paul, wandering about the campus in search of a kind deed that should be done, unwi ttin gly stumbled upon three fellows. One of the trio had a shivering d uck tucked under his arm. Showing his generous spirit, Pa ul immediately offered to care for t he duck, even to the extent of putting him to bed. Strange to say, his offer was accepted. Pa ul, shelt ering the duck under his coat, went to the Beta leeping porch, with the intention of putting the duck to bed. But be erred. Bob Drummond unintentionally ha ppened to be in the bed in which the duck wa placed. Bob apologized for being in hi own b ed, and Paul accepted the apology in a gracious manner. The D ella Tau D elta house was the next stop. ince all the beds were to be occupied that night, Paul kindly condescended to point out the fine points of the duck before the group. H e placed the d uck on the mantel and ga ve a detailed explana tion of the duck 's anatomy. His speech concluded, he brought the duck to the ig ma C hi house. Severa l of th e brothers did not like the color of the d uck, hence they began and compl eted the tremen dous task of painting the d uck a vivid pink. It must be understood th at Paul was not an accomplice to this das tardly deed . T he chron icle ends with the washing of the duck in gasoline to remove the paint, and returning him to his owner. Moral: Don't befri end friendless ducks.