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Belles
Saint Mary’s School Library
OF SAINT MARY’S
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
November 11, 1947
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Student Government
Honor code
^ clear understand-
C(5i tliat the Honor
1 I pledge that
st/^1 ^P^cld the highest
^^"^dard of personal in-
gnty ijj eygpy phase of
fee Mary’s, and I
and accept my
helping
sla„dart° " *”
(leMn*““'berof the Stu-
tig ^cvernment Associa-
in fulfilling the
go^^^®iiniiiies of student
at Saint
"^cy s.
b
t^^Planation of
7»or Code
^^ach
cne of us, conscio
iiv. con
ii’^®
The Hon.
ly i^iary’s is ess^un-
®^^c as each girl’s
except that it
.^iiP it a broad re-
; 't n ^ ity to every student
5 Che The actions
erpf?^^^^ Mary’s girl re-
ci‘ discredit upon
?Meurr®^‘ ^nember of the
te'
STUDENT
DEVELOP^
Stude
been a / gra
Saint Mai'v
stages,
tion act
at the
dent
gan
Self-g
did no
In t
group
rection
ulty inei
plan for
with einp'
governmen
an increase ,
thority and p_,,
ministration of
given them.
students agreed up
2iing conduct
students work^al
' >r administering
EDITORIAL
neither given nor received help,
hedge is carelessly signed to countless
ry s. Although hurriedly scribbled at
examination, it is the most important
z, the statement that involves the most
lent that symbolizes our honor. Foi
ls one of the few things that is hers
given
System we must first have a
renaissance of the student
body, a “rebirth” of the
meaning of honor to us, a
1 ealization that ^ ^ our own
hearts, and no other man’s
opinions, form our Honor
Code.”
But our i-esponsibility ex
tends beyond the bounds of
our own actions. It embraces
the honor of others. In our
[lame is
;enient.
a more
Honor
.ffice be-
lortance
t of the
/ent Asso-
itice of stu-
[t pointed to
, nges in other
association as
eianon as ;r xu our
fiimber of faculty conception of the Honor Sys-
.egislative uiust be the realization
cv
Coim
Constitu-
‘ iCL
nii the Legislative
fas reduced to five.
Honor- Co line
still smallc,
■elimination of e
members.
tion of the
iiient Associff_
ten and adopte
The Honor
fornierl.v been a rather un
wieldy body. The Constitu
tion reduced its size and
made it the supervising
agent of campus affairs with
the Hall Council under it.
rm T • _ 1 _ _ TD ^ J -»-r ^ y-v^-v^
tllC AXCli-1
The Legislative Body, com-
^ _ J? ^ l-I-TT ■»'¥'»/"k-TVl I'V'V‘01
*e elected for the
such work re
quires.
Hitherto, hall presidents
had lieen elected from each
hall. The officers were little
more than assistants to the
teachers on each hall.
In the spring of 1945 a
Q J-iiG cictions
Mary’s girl re-
^ ^ cr discredit upon
f member of the posed of 7 faculty members uew plan was' formulated others, we wW ffidld^' not
00 o there- and 15 students, was set up whereby hall presidents only for ourselves, 1)ut also
cr duty not only to ac- and given authority to pass were to be chosen from the for every future Saint
oUr own nn nofitinns to be submitted spnini-r^lass. Tfiap.hpvs prmlU M»t-v’s o-inl tt
()f an ever-present sense of
duty toward every other stu-
'^"\t of Saint Mary’s, noAv
ti the future.
^must realize that if we
be in the position of
^ to report anothel- stu-
.or a violation of the
Honor Code, we do not place
a permanent blot on her
cliciracter. Rather, we give
her the help she needs to
gras23 fully the fundamentals
of right and wrong.
If ^ve (ian maintain a high
standard of both personal
honor and responsibilitv for
ti,
M
>1; Q ' not only to ac- and given aumorny lo pass were to oe cnosen from the
3, own responsibili- on petitions to be submitted senior class. Teachers could
^®cem ° encourage others to the president of the then be relieved of hall disci-
;j.,APt theirs. Onl^r wTion school. pline. How only one teacher
In 1941 the organization lives in each building. Stu-
of the Hall Council w'as dents are in authority,
changed. The chairman was 1947-48 lies before us.
now elected by the whole or- What shall we make of it ?
ks,
p? others
Only when
in the school
have a
student
Mary’s girl, a vital Honor
(System.
Personal honor lies with
each individual. .The Honor
Code lies with each member
of the association. It is ours.
*v hat shall we do with it?