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The shenanigans are quickly broken up by a student barking "Watch out! The old man!" The students quickly return to their seats and are just as quickly instructed to sit down. The Professor takes his seat and blows his nose with his handkerchief, which leads to his noticing that his notebook has been defaced. He searches the class for the culprit and homes in on the most nervous of the bunch, Angst (the aptly-named character played by Rolf Muller). He instructs Angst to erase the additions, while Angst attempts to plead his innocence. The professor doesn't care and makes him erase it regardless.

It becomes apparent almost from the start that the Professor is a domineering and no-nonsense man who has no sense of humor and he does not tolerate any monkey business. He is borderline abusive toward his students, slapping them when they disobey. The entire college reminded me of the fictional Welton Academy from the movie “Dead Poets Society”. Learning is serious business and there is no room for individuality or fun or games. Professor Rath is a student’s worse nightmare but his stern personality merely invites rebellious young men to tweak him around.