The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-06-09
PLAGIARISM
I,eitnn han

As hatefaced d piece of plagiarism as this country has ever known was that recently committed by Henry Ii. Palmer. a senior al Yale and editor ot the ists ii1esa,p .H.lsssiss. Mir. Palmer hailed fiom Sioux City. Iowa. and Soon alter entering college displayed evidence ot considerable literary ability In his So- phomore year he earned oti the htSt prsr. and tho next year was elected ane otthc editors ot the la.s LIf. as |, is ,.sllcd Ia reach which oihcc l> thc highest am- bition oi Nalc students. HiS eon,iihu- tons ,e this journal. both in ptesc and poetry. were ot a vcp high order ot l,,ct. aiy ;nr;,,. ant bespoke iot hum bfil- l,au, future Now t has suddenly come ,o ligh, that hi> poems and essays were hi,hcd from the columns ot southcrn and western periodic als on tlr ln the college reading rooms, to winch the students rarely refer. Among other pirces. he eop,ed and published over his Sgna,ute d poem hy fhomas Moore which he found without credit. The fraud was immediately d,>eosc,ed, and Palmer. af,ci | weak show ui defense. confessed and resigned hts editotsh,p. In card he says; " The reason ioi this step is the discovery ot three instances ot plagiarism, namely Golden Halt The Dande lon. and The ligh, house. winch have appeared ovct my signature. l plead nothing in estenaat,an. and simply ask credit for what l have really done n writing" Ii iS extremely .louhtiul. how ever. Ii he will rrceNc any credit iof oiiginai work. The writer who has once shown himself capable oi plaglausm can never es, apo suspicion ui having bo, fawed has laeas in asA,, and the 9ine taaS canes with II IL osn punishment
 |, is t lancnlable ta., tta, pisgianNn is mol confined ta the tne aeni journalism oi college periodicals The newspapets .,te frequently ue,ims ui its raNa3,rA. and ln the anomalous lass know n ,s 'hano, oas EaIefs, ~h3th ate opposed b, blo iegiets io be l freak ot naturr. il .sauilsheih like green bay tree EveD pr~ spdprf man ~ho h II tke habit oi mousi.g around among hia eN, hangc, can ftte insianeea oi pApets winch habita- ally steal numerous sketf hes. ehAasc the date, lot aiion and names. and dish them i up as original. The my>teilous and cniena,ic al character known as ]" The MsB abou, Town" The Tonn Taikcf, or " The kounder." who is generally the shadow of some gossipy writer in the wrckltes ot larger cities. ,s especially ad- dif'cd ,o ,his sor, oi ,hisvlng. Gases in wh,oh h the leading ,dea IS appropriated and the matter worked up ~,th more ot less onginaltty as ,n dciails, arc stlll mote numetous. \ striking example oi ihls IS found m two well known wes,ern pap~rs winch devote their energles solely ,o the aidunus task ot making the public laugh
 In oae eon,ribu,of has tor some ,ine been furniehiasa aa seres of sketches Tn close imitation of 4 very sucsessful serir, in the other. The latter paper. slso, hss had for several ~eeks, a series ot con,r- buttons modelled on the plan of the famous Spoopendyke' ske,s hes. These NC are glad to note. have lately been sus. pended, and the former paper is teceis lng so many sharp reminders ot ',s siniu course from It's exchanges that Il will pso bably espenenee change ot heart in ths near future
 h would be better to run patent tn sides and ou,sldrs both, than te adhere to such policy