s ▁normal ▁daily ▁rout ines ▁ran ▁smooth ly ▁and ▁satisfy ▁the ▁superior ▁reg ulations . ▁The ▁L ager äl test e ▁had ▁a ▁key ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁selection ▁of ▁other ▁prisoners ▁as ▁function aries , ▁making ▁recommend ations ▁to ▁the ▁SS . ▁Though ▁dependent ▁on ▁the ▁good will ▁of ▁the ▁SS , ▁through ▁them , ▁he ▁had ▁access ▁to ▁special ▁privileges , ▁such ▁as ▁access ▁to ▁civil ian ▁clothes ▁or ▁a ▁private ▁room . ▁ ▁The ▁Block äl test e ▁( block ▁or ▁bar ra cks ▁leader ) ▁had ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁rules ▁were ▁followed ▁in ▁the ▁individual ▁bar ra cks . ▁He ▁or ▁she ▁was ▁also ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁prisoners ▁in ▁the ▁bar ra cks . ▁The ▁St uben äl test e ▁( room ▁leader ) ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁h yg iene , ▁such ▁as ▁del ous ing , ▁and ▁order ▁of ▁each ▁room ▁in ▁a ▁bar ra cks . ▁The ▁Block sch rei ber ▁( registr ar ▁or ▁bar rack ▁cl erk ) ▁was ▁a ▁record - keep ing ▁job , ▁such ▁as ▁keeping ▁track ▁at ▁roll ▁calls . ▁ ▁Work ▁cre ws ▁outside ▁the ▁camp ▁were ▁super vised ▁by ▁a ▁Vor arbe iter ▁( for eman ), ▁a ▁Kap o , ▁or ▁Ober kap o ▁( ch ief ▁kap o ). ▁These ▁function aries ▁pushed ▁their ▁fellow ▁prisoners , ▁hitting ▁and ▁be ating ▁them , ▁even ▁killing ▁them . ▁ ▁Pr ison er ▁function aries ▁could ▁often ▁help ▁other ▁prisoners ▁by ▁getting ▁them ▁into ▁better ▁bar ra cks ,