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Is the Honor Systm Going into Bankruptcy Current talk and present conditions on the campus make the inquiry per tinent, What's the matter witii the Honor System? Is it going- into bank ruptcy? Talk goes on of several of the most open violations of it recently that have occurred in several years, and yet the guilty ones are shielded and defended by other University stu dents, and either go undisciplined.; or stand a chance of doing so. Instances might be given. The Tar Heel - of February 5th had this to say editorial ly, "There are some things being done on the campus that are wrong." And commenting further on the same point, this is said, "A case in point occurs to us now. A certain student during the recent examinations was heard to remark to several fellow stu dents that he saw So-and-so cheating on examinations and wished somebody would report it." Talk of this sort is so common that it does not need repe tition here. Everybody hears it. Inquiry of the Universit7 Council elicits the information that, on account of the refusal of witnesses called before it to testify, its hands are often tied. It hears these rumors, and, as the body constituted for that purpose, tries to get at the trouble, but finds such opposition that it can't perform its duty. And, in view of these con ditions, it lars that tne system is in damrer of sroing into bankruptcy. The Council has done its best, but those for whom it acts have refused to sup port it in its work. This being true, is it not a fact that the system is in grave danger? The Council is, of course, nothing but a creation of the student body, chosen by it to uphold the Honor Sys tem on the campus. It is not an auto cratic machine with unlimited powers. It is, rather, merely the machinery of a democracy, and its power ends where the support of the democracy back of it ends. In other words, if the Honor System is on the point of going into bankruptcy, the University Council is not to blame, but the student-body whose creature it is. Or, in its final analysis, it is a question of whether or not student government at the Univer sity of North Carolina has proven a failure. ' Before we allow this verdict to be registered against us, we should decide whether or not we, as a student body, h ave become tired of the Honor System, of the honor and honorableness which it stands for, and want to substitute for it lieing- and cheating and stealing instead. If we want the latter, then it would seem we have only to encour age present conditions till they get a little more deeply rooted in our ideas. If we want the former, it is time for a house cleaning, and, to have this, sev eral of us have got to rub the cobwebs off of our consciences and co-operate with the Council in a work of reform. Our trouble is that we are suffering from moral cowardice. Those who see other men cheating or violating the system in any way know it is their duty to report the matter, and feel a powertul impulse to do so. lnis un- - "... pulse with some becomes so strong, indeed, that they s;iy, "I saw so-and-so cheating on examination and wish somebody would report it," but, from a superior sense of individual loyalty, and a lack of courage to discharge a duty, will not themselves do it. By certain specious processes of rea soning, we may be able to excuse our selves of the duty, but, in spite of this effort, this fact remains: the man who looks on at dishonorable conduct and refuses to meet his responsibility and report it to the Council, knows that he is, at least, an unworthy citizen of student-government, if not an actual culprit. If we are to maintain ourselves as a lJratt, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Lawson, decent community, we have got to get Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Herty, Mr. and out of this notion and become conscious Mrs. Chas. Mangum, Mr. and Mrs. of the duty of citizenship. Me June Palmer Cobb, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. got to act 'straight, and zve have tpi tore! Woolen, Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Graham, port to the Council ourselves and not Mr. and ftMrs. Toy.Mr. and Mrs. leave to somebody 'else, any violations Granger, Mr. and Mrs. James.Royster, the Honor System ' we know of, and Mr. and Mrs. Vermont, Mr. and Mrs. stand with it'in its work. Failing to de R. Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. Adam do this, we will have to surrender our Klutz, MjJJMrs. Andrewtter claims to decency, and substitute the son, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. McGehee Wins law of lieing and trickery in its stead; ton; Mrs. Mack David Ilorton, of Col arid see 'the system actually go into ajumbia4 S. C; Mrs. Geo. Jewett, of state of bankruptcy. I Hartford, Conn. ;Misscs Hughes, Louise Pratt, of New Orleans; Louise Ven able, 'Can tey Venable, May Hume, Dora McRac, Nellie Robinson, Whar ton, Kate Duncan, of Columbia, S. C.; and Messrs. W. C. Coker, Vernon Howell, Mills, W. S. Bernard, T. II. Ruftin, Towles, Booker, C, C, Alexan der, Wm. Dey, J. T. Costner, Marcus Noble, Hickerson, Collier Cobb, Hamp den Hill, Major Win. Cain. Historical Society Meets The Historical Society held its re gular meeting in the Economics room Monday night at 7:30. The subject for the meeting was "The Moravians in North Carolina." Dr. II. M. Wag staff gave a very interesting discus sion of their growth into a concise compact people. He told of their rea sons for coming to North Carolina. Dr. Wagstaff was followed by J. G. de R. Hamilton who spoke of the part they played in N. C.'s history. He said they were interested from the first in public education. They were a very hospitable people, kind and free. , "Bill" Ellis read an excellent paper' on their church rituals and ceremon ies, especially beautiful was his de scription of their service at Easter. The Society was glad to have its permanent president, Dr. Kemp B, Battle present. Dr. Battle will ad dress the Society at its next meeting the first Monday-night in March. Eat All You Want UNIVERSITY !NN-$I5 ARA-NCCH i The "Ara-Notch" makes tha "LcUnoia" an 0 COLLAR Sit Perfectly l5cfot25c. Cluctt, Pcabody & Co..Makei ARROW CUFFS 25 cents a pair The Athletic Store Invites the students to giveitthesam liberal support in the future as they have in the past. We carry a complete line of GYMNASIUM GOODS Give our manager your order for a pair of Regal Shoes. J. M. Neville, Manage Faculty at Tacky Party (Continued from first patre) and presented to their attractive "cumpany sister" who was-also ap propriately attired. When all the couples had arrived, the cake walk be gan with a grand cake walk march of the entire assembly all over the first floor of the house. Music, rag-time, cake walk music of the original sort, was furnished by. the Chapel Hill col ored band. The judges were stationed on the seat of the large stairway land ing overlooking the great hall, and as soon as the grand march had come to an uproarious conclusion, they an nounced that the contest for the cake should now begin. By numbers, the couples were then called on in turn to cake walk about the ball, and a more laughable spectacle would be hard to imagine than the enthusiastic rivalry that followed. At the close of the con- testj the huge pink cocoa-nut cake was brought forward on a paper bedecked tray. The chairman of the judges Dr. Frank P. Venable, in a very ' witty and most appropriate speech, announ ced that "tho all the couples were dis. graceful onequal," the cake had been won by Miss May Hume and Mr. Booker. Refreshments were then served, and in the dining room too the character of the party was faithfully carried out. The long table was spread with a red and blue couch cover, pieced out at one end with a newspaper and the other with a ragged square of home cretonne. Five candles, each stuck in to ; an empty bottle, illuminated the I : ... . table which fairly groaned under its comical array of kitchen bowls OCtOT William LwcK, i pna ami jmuj ui.ot ait nutu u.uu uvci" 'flowing1 with typical cake walk dain ties. Whiting Brothers RALEIGH, N. 0. Clothiers and Gents' Furnishiers SLOAN, KERR AND McRAE College Agents "M arse Jesse" The caterer for all college, inter society, and private BANQUETS AND RECEPTIONS After supper, there was more cake walking by individual couples, and some general dancing and the jolly af fair broke up at midnight, each guest almost worn out with laughter. Those who attended the cake walk- as contestants for the prize were: DENTIST, Offliv in Klvtlz Hlnck ' IIAI'EI, fflLL WE EARNESTLY SOLICIT a share of your patronage COLUMBIA LAUNDRY COMPANY Mr. and Mrs. George Howe, Mr. High class launderers, cleaners, dyers Mrs. Geo. McKie, Mr. and Mrs. A 1- 114-116 Fayetteville Street vie wneeier. Mr ana Mr. J. 11. Ureensboro. N. C. 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