function [ s ] = set( s, varargin )

  propArgs = varargin;
  while (length(propArgs) >= 2)
    propName  = propArgs{1};
    propValue = propArgs{2};
    propArgs  = propArgs(3:end);
    switch propName
      case 'gick'
        s.gick = propValue;
      otherwise
        error([propName, ' is not a valid Snork property']);
    end
  end

end