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PAGE 2 Dorm Opening After Thanksgiving vacation, the dormitories did not open until 3:00 Sunday afternoon, at which time the house mothers were to return to campus and allow occupancy of the residence halls. This system is suitable, but only for those students who live a relatively short distance from campus and are able to leave home to return to school at any time during the day. The new regulation concerning the time of dormitory openings fails to consider those stu dents who have a relatively long distance to travel in order to return to school and must avail themselves of any possible means of transportation, regardless of the time in which it will arrive in Rocky Mount, not to mention those students who must arrive here by car in which the driver must immediately make a return trip of several hundred miles. It is ridiculous to ask the driver to wait until 3:00 to make a return trip or expect the student to wait on the porch of the dormitory for several hours before obtaining entrance. It seems plausible and possible that dormitories could open sooner to allow early returning students to immedi ately occupy the dormitories upon arrival on campus. An Honor Code At a recent Senate meeting the problem of cheating on quizzes and exams was discussed. During the course of discussion it was brought to light that there is no “honor code” at Wesleyan to regulate manners of academic hon esty. The honor system, known under many names, is an integral part of the college community at many schools. For those not familiar with the honor system it should be explained that under this system each student is responsi ble for his own honesty and for the honesty of those around him. Students are usually expected to sign a writ ten pledge on quizzes and other academic work to the effect that no cheating was done. For instance, a student at State writes, “I have neither given nor received aid on this examination.” The essence of the system is that a student’s work can be accepted without question as truth and that any violation of a student’s work is an offense against the entire student body. Eiach student is respon sible not only for his own honesty but also for that of those around him. Students who enforce the honor system are not spying, they are, in their eyes and in those of their fellows, protecting their individual liberties and the repu tation of the student body. An Honor Committee com posed usually of elected representatives of the student bodv is the regulating agency for this system. After con viction by his own admission or by trial before the Honor Committee, an offender against the Honor System is punished, usually by expulsion or suspension from school. Presently at Wesleyan the Community Council is the only organization which has any relation to an honor court. However, in The Bishops Law, it is stated specifically that this council is not cm honor court. It does appear there is a need for an organization which has as a specific purpose, the regulation of academic honesty. The honor system places the responsibility for this honesty with the student rather than with the faculty and administration, and this is where it should be. The system has proved its worth at the many colleges and universities where it is now in effect. As a means of not only preventing dishonesty in scholarship but also of fully integrating the student into the college community, an Honor Code at Wesleyan would be a decided improvement over the present and vague “Wesleyan Code.” THE DECREE WESLEYAN: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1965 As I See It THE DECREE ^ Official Student Newspaper of North Carolina Wesleyan College Printed bi-weekly in Business Address: Tarboro, N. C. Box 3146 NEWS STAJf’F Supervising Editor Tom Inscoe Co-Editors Duffie Monroe Bob Kirkman Assistant to the Editors Butch Harvey Sports Editor Tom Davis Layout Editor Anne Van Wagoner Photographer Larry Boothe Faculty Adviser Mr. Sturgill BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager Shelton Nickens Circulation Manager Carolyn Moss GENERAL STAFF Ron Crouch Carolyn Daughtry Frankie Farrall Bobbi Gaskins Lyn Attkisson Sherry Bageant INann Brown Faye Cooley Doug Groseclose Alice Powell Nancy Stallings Nancy Stuart Phyllis Thompson Bruce Wilkie Jeff Wilson Mary Ellen Wonible James Hogan Charles Kemp ' By Duffie Monroe It appears that the student body at Wesleyan, more specifically the student government, is not able to take on basic responsibil ity because there is none to be taken. A well - oriented student government does not operate ef fectively or efficiently while in a circle composed exclusively of unimportant decision making. The acceptance of responsibility is located outside this circle, and at present, the SGA is unable to extend its arm of power. It is said that Wesleyan is contin ually existing inastateofapathy- but not basically the type of apathy that comes with the feeling of un concern, The apathy we experi ence here is more a feeling of hopelessness, Wesleyan now has set Itself a goal, a goal of respon sibility, and this goal cannot be achieved because of an immova ble barrier which exists and blocks all attempts at achieve ment, In order to gain the power of responsibility, while staying within the norms of society, the student government must either move or remove this l>arrier or fall to the wayside in defeat. In effect, the student government is just “playing house.” A little drastic, perhaps, but true. The administration and staff fails to delegate responsibility and the power to make vital decisions. Yet, it appears that the “par ents” of the house-players feel that the student leaders at Wes leyan are not capable of making important decisions on their own. It is completely overlooked that the student leaders on this cam pus are certainly mature adults who are capable of accepting the responsibility that is denied them. And through this action on the part of the administration and staff, the students have no direct contact with the concepts of life which they must all face In the near future. The administration is acting like oVer-protective parents sheltering their young from the hardships of the cruel world. Again we return to the circle of frustration. Students need room to grow but this is impossible, as the student Is placed in this cir cle with no exits to responsibili ty and growth. This constant frustratioj) leads to a lack of mo rale, a sense of apathy and a complete lack of feeling, which is the result primarily of a definite lack of communication between the faculty and administration concerning student desires. Students cannot take on respon sibility because there is none to l)e taken. The necessary respon sibility is denied by a faculty and administration who considers the students only children playing at the game of governing them selves, and more pointedly, play ing at the game of life. We are imprisoned in a circle of frustra tion with no feasible exits to reality and responsibility. Where lies the exit and who has the power to show this exit to us? Potpourri Sadden Other Not By King Fun Ho Sadden other not, with your tearful eyes. Nor tell you other, your mistreated tale. But bravely take up your cross, and bear It with a grace. Have courage, my child! Have cheer! Hear ye not the breezy whisper; feel ye not the sunny warmth!? This is life--our source of en ergy. Why not make the best of it. Recall you perhaps!? Of Shakespeare the wise. “Life Is but a stage,” says he. Your role now, may be a dread; yet tomorrow, it may be the best. So, sadden other not, with your tearful eyes. Nor tell you other, your mistreated tale. But follow the foot-steps of our fathers, and tread glady In their stead. By Doug Groseclose What has been your reaction to the recent decision of the Supreme Court regarding regis tration of members of the Amer ican Communist Party? Is this a step backwards, another con cession to the Communist Pai-- ty? What will be the result of this decision when the Commim- ist Party begins putting candi dates ■ on the national ballots? Are we moving towards the de struction of our system from within? I think NOT! This decision is the logical, legal move for the Warren Court. It seems to definitely conform to the other decisions rendered by the court in the years since 1954, and continues to protect the individual in American soc iety—rather than the society as a whole. Working on the theory that a good system of govern ment will somehow endure the ravages of criticism and dissen- tion from within, the court has made another decision which fol lows the Constitutional lines within which it operates. I firmly believe that this de cision was the wisest which could possibly have been made. Tf^e very suppression of the Com munist party in the United States goes against the principle of freedom of speech, as estab lished In the Constitution. If we continue to limit the right of American Communists to act ac cording to their beliefs, we are suppressing the right of each in dividual to believe as he wish es. Before this decision the gov ernment was saying, in effect, you can believe what you want to, but don’t practice what you believe openly--if it goes against the basic constructlonof our soc iety. To get to the point of my argu ment, it seems to me that the exposure which the Communist Party will not receive is the best possible way of destroying the party in America. By re vealing, rather than concealing, the actions of the American Com munists, the Supreme Court has opened the way for a more wide spread campaign by these peo ple--but it has also opened the Party to criticism from with out, a factor with which the Party has not contended before. The actions of the American Com munists will not be hidden be hind a “cloak of secrecy” any more, and this can be the main reason for their destruction in America. It is easy to operate any organization behind closed doors, free from public intimidation, but is extremely hard to survive the persecution which exposure brings. This, I believe, will be the case with the American Com munist Party. The recent decision in the North Carolina legislature re garding the Speaker Ban Law is also a move *;ward the de struction of the Communist ele ment within our society. Get ting these people into the pub lic domain rather than letting them operate within the protec tive bounds of suppression, will expose them for what they are-- and will ultimately help end any small amount of influence which they may have. “A city does not become free merely by calling it a ‘free city’. For a city or a people to be free requires that they be given the opportunity, without eco nomic, political, or police pres sure, to make their own choice and to live their own lives.” John F. Kenneay FOUND: In the Methodist College “Small Talk”. “Time out--for the— Laugh A Day--only YOU can remember Wesleyan In YOUR will. Confer now with your law yer. President Collins, if de sired, is always available for consultation concerning col lege welfare,” Two of the Bishop soccer play ers from this past season have been named to the all-opponent team of Belmont Abbey College. Wesleyan goalie John Baker was named to the first team, and fullback Red Gatehouse to the second team. % MANUFACTURING CO., INC BRANCHES: FLORENCE, S. C., DALLAS, TEXAS and TIFTON, GA. Grain Bins, Crop Drying Fans, Augers, Rotary Cutters, J*eanut Combines, Peanut Diggers and Shakers, Peanut Drying Equipment, Tobacco Harvesters, Tobacco Curers, Disc Harrows,
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