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THE S A L E M I T E
Saturday, January 11, 1930.
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LITTLE THOUGHTS
FOR TODAY
Ah, could I lay me down in this
And elosc my eyt’.s, and let the
151()w\)ver me,—I am .so tired,
so tired
Of passing plea.sant places. All
my life,
Following care along the dusty
Have I looked back at loveli
ness and sighed;
Vet at mv iiand an unrelenting
Tugged ever, and I pas.sed. All
my life long
Over my shoulder have I
looked at peace;
And now I fain would lie in
this long grass
And close my eye
Yet 0
^ard!
—Edna St. Vincent Millay,
PARAGRAPHICS
We liope that some members of
the student body will take interest
in the editorials pertaining to the
honor system, which have been ap
pearing in The Salemite recently,
and will comply with the request of
the National Student Federation for
letters on this subject. The Editor
will tell you to what address you
may send your comments or sugges
tions, if you have any.
Somebody just came in and made
an appropriate remark about this be
ing “just another day of sorrow,
come to mingle with the past.” But
cheer up—if the Christmas holiday
(now pause and meditate! ) flew by,
maybe exams will, too.
Let’s send some contributions to
the “Girl’s Number” of the Penn
sylvania Punch Bowl and win A
gold medal. Step right this way,
all ye wits, satirists, essayists, and
dy th
■ity of the
Honor System In
American Colleges
The Present Day Importance
of the Problem of the Hon
or System in American
Colleges
ATTENTION
Note: This is the fourth of a serie.c
of articles on the Honor, System be
ing printed simultaneously in all tin
college newspapers in tlie United
States beginning on or about No
vember 20th. A series of five arti
cles dealing with matters pertaining
to tlie Honor System will follow,
Tins release is being made by the
Committee on the Honor System foi
the National Student Federation of
the United States of America, with a
hope that the students of tliis coi
try will give serious thought to 1
problem of student honesty in
colleges, and that they will send
the Fifth Annual Congress of tlie
National Student Federation repre
sentatives who have well-thought-oi
ideas concerning this matter. Tli
Fiftli Congress met at Stanford
University on the 1, 2, .3, ,1, and .'3
of January, 1930.
SOME SPECIFIC PROBLEMS
It is the hope of the National
Student Federation that all colleges
in the L’nited States will
careful attention to the question of
the Honor System and make
honest endeavor to do something of
value about the question of honesty
among students. A keen critie of
student affairs and college admin
istration has penned the statement
“that the college winks at dishon
esty in scholastic work and other
leges must assume the responsibility
of inculcating into tht students firui
principles of right dealing with
their fellows.
But the problem i:
what the weakness
determine how best
weakness. A large
student representatives at the Fourtli
Annual Congress of the N. S. F. A.
last December, expressed confidence
in the uplifting power of the' Honor
System. Therefore, the N. S. F. A.
recommends this system to colleges
that do not have it; and to colleges
that do liave it, the N. S, F. A. ex
presses an intimsc desire that they
exert every ])Ossible elfort to make
the system as efficient as possible.
But th; question arises: “Sliould
every college attempt to institute the
Honor System?” To do so would
liardlv display wisdom. There are
•olleges in which the Honor
1 is not needed, e. g., insti
tutions in which all the examinations
■ondueted orally. There are
others in wliich certain local condi
tions militate against its successful
operation. But in the vast majority
of the state, city, denominational,
y endowed, and teachers’ eol-
i well as the normal schools,
opportunity for much devel
opment in this field.
However, before any college at
tempts to adopt the system, the field
should be thoroughly prepared by
faculty members and student leaders.
There is reason to believe that this
done prior to its adoption at the
versity of Virginia, even, in the
summer of 18t2. Et’en that institu-
I, where the Honor System works
certainly and swiftly, and where
there is a tradition against cheating
that has existed for nearly a hun
dred years, does not urge a college
to adopt the system before the field
has been thoroughly prepared. They
say; “We have the amplest faith in
the Honor System and believe that
with proper care it could be success
fully introduced into almost every
American university and would be a
salutary influence; but before begin
ning its introduction, we urge
thoughtful, thorough, and patient
preparation of the field;
“1. By such general, pervasive
ferences witli the students as
w'ould produce practically unanimous
conviction of the merit of the system
the minds of the student body.
‘2. By the election to the Honor
Committee of men and women who
joy the simplest confidence of
their fellow-students as to integrity,
rage, sanity and sagacity.
‘3. By-agreement upon impartial
1 inevitable execution of such a
uniform penalty for violation of the
honor code as the Honor Committee
shall impose, with no mitigatioi
j)ardon, or .suspension, of sentence.
By the rigorous exclusic
from the purview of the committee
of all offenses which are not true
breaches of honor.
“5. By securing the unanimous
consent of the president, professors,
and officers of tlie Universit.y to cry
liands oif and leave the student body
the whole responsibility for dealing
with well-defined breaclu^s of honor.
“To neglect any one of these five
to hivite shipwreck,” says this great
institution.
The installation or administration
of the Honor System requires much
work that is spiritual, inspirational,
and intangible. The students must
be educated concerning principles of
honor. It must be shown that they
are trusted, but that if they abuse
the trust, they will surely be pun
ished; it should be their aim to pre
vent dishonestv, rather than to pun
ish it.
One thing is beyond question. Be
fore an Honor System can function
successfully, a spirit of Honor must
be inculcated into the .students. An
educational program extending over
a period of three or four years will
be necessary. A strong traditio
favor of the Honor System is
greatest asset.
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women first were granted the vight
to hold office; and that during the
period of the World War there was
such a revolt and renaissance in the
lives of women that it lias never yet
been equalled.
After the votes were counted, the
negative side was declared the-win
ner. Beulah Mae Zachary, Eliza-
lieth Marx and Mr. McDonald acted
as argumentive critics.
While the votes were being count
ed, an impromjitu humorous debate
took place. The query was “Resclv-
d, that a floor-mop is more valuable
0 a modern house-wife than a dish-
loth.” Beulah Mae Zachary up-
leld the affirmative side, and Fran
cs Douglas the negative. The
legative side -won.
A motion was made and passed
•ged to give it to either of these
girls or deposit it In a box .which
has been placed in Main Hall for
that purpose. It is the duty of these
two girls, assisted by two others ap
pointed -weekly, to see that news
goes to the “Journal” before •l':00
p. 111. and to the “Sentinel” before
DH LH.I.Y ADDRKSSES STUD
EXTS 0.\ WO.MAN’S PLAC:E
(Continued from Page One.)
While slie cannot cliange the well
ordered and settled theology of tlie
ehurcli, slie can lielp to administer to
hum.an suffering. She can help to
lessen the number of pallid faces and
crooked bodies and pjeading e-3'es.
The church needs such administer
ing to human needs more tlian it
needs any other one thing.
The school of today places char
acter training above everything else.
-It is the woman who lias the most
important part in the buihling of
In the W’orld of commerce the
women must he!)) tlie men, must
teach tliem to be more equitable in
the distinction. In the civic world,
also, the women can do a great deal
to help lessen the appalling amount
of la-ivlessness which is on all sides
of us today. If there is not some
check to crime, some attack on law
lessness and some reform, the ques
tion of whether or not we are cap
able of governing ourselves must be
seriously considered.
Dr. I-illy closed with the famous
telegram which (Jener.al Focli sent to
(Jeneral Joffre during the World
War: “My center is crushed, my
right is in retreat, it is impossible to
maneuver. I am going to attack.”
.Miss Covington: Wliat is your idea
)f rigid economy?
Claudia Bradford: A dead Scotch-
Mr. Campbell: What did you find
out about the salivary glands?
Marv Nc.ah Nothing at all, Mr.
('ampb'ell. Tliey so darned seeret-
“I’.gad, Pynotheseeles, Sue Jane
herself now agrees tliat gentlemen
lirefer blonde.s—because she’s sure
that her ex-boy friend, M. B.,
(guess who?) is a gentleman.”
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