The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-13
SER|OUSCHARCE made
AGAINST R.P. PAGE, JR
University Studentis Accused
Of Cheating. |o'';
He DEMANDED A TRIAL
Requested Permission to Employ
Counsel, Which Was Granted.
TRIBUNAL OF FACULTY SAT
TRIBUNAL OF FACULTY SAT
Trial Took Place IN Public Hall Before "a
Immense Gathering Verdict Will Be
Announced -Day-Accused Is Very
Prominent-Was President Of
German Club aud Member
OF Other Organizations.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, Va
March 12.-On yesterday there appeared
On the bulletin boards Of the University
a notice to the effect that the trlai OF
Il. P. Page Jr.,' would take place Weu-
nesday afternoon at $50 o'clock IN the
Public Hall, and that this trial would be
open to the public.
Briefly, tho history leading up TO this
rotice was that r. P. Page, Jr, a mclh-
her Of the class OF 1902, in the Medical
Department., had been charged by fellow
1uen,bers with having violated the noli''t
$, stem Of the University of virginia oS,
as they allese. resorting to aids not per-
mitted in examinations. There Was d
meeting Immediately after the eNanliiia-
tinn between those claiming to nave
uroof and certain friends OF the accuseu
collegian, soon after which Mr. fdse leit
the University. He returned to the Uni
y ersity on Monday, Of this week. and,
through counsel Mr.. Hill Carter, of Rich
riond, requested to be tried, not by the
medical class, which, he alleged. was not
in temper to give him Just considera-
ticn but by the students of the ACADEMIC
department Mr.. Page also wished to
lave legal counsel.
CONTRARY TO CUSTOM.
Botll of these petitions were in contra
rtntion of the custom at this institution,
which leaves to the class in which the
cffense fas committed disposition of the
matter, and heretofore lawyers have
never appeared. the only. counsel being
selected from the students. The class
permitted legal counsel. and, instead Of
allowing a transfer to another depart
,nent consented to request five members
CT the faculty to sit as a tribunal in their
stead The members of this tribunal. as
agreed upon were Profs. Lille and Minor.
OF the law departments; DR.. Mallet of the
medical department, and Profs. Thorn
ton and Fontaine, Of the academic de-
i;rtment.
As a matter of course, there was
an, immense gathering at the trial in
he Public Hall. The medical students oc-
cupied the pit and the tier of seats i'm
mediately surrounding
| THE EVIDENCE.
Judge r. L. w. Duke, Jr., was counsei
FOR the medical class. Evidence was
submitted by the class to show that
Page had left the examination room.
written the answers on a paper which ne
took with him to the examination room
and transcribed that this paper was
torn up. but was recovered by the class
and when pieced together. was identical
with his examination paper and almost
literally a copy of the text. Page eX-
planned that it was his custom to memor-
iZe the text and some witnesses testified
tlat TINS was true, but professors who
lad examined his papers were not struck
with this DeC:lliarity. lie admitted thal
the paper. which lie. tore UP, was his. that
iie had Transcribed from it, but denied
any cid in it's preparation.
The testimony was closed at 1880 to-
night and each side given thirty minutes
| for argument The speeches were con-
| cluded al midnight and the committee
| took the papers and retired. but no con-
clusion, if reached, will be announced
| before morning.
WAS OF HIGH s:TANEING.
Tho young man has had very high So
| cial and fruternai relations at the Uni
ucrsity, where lie has been q. student
fu. tile past four sessions. as appears
! from the fact that he was president OF
| rhe University German Club, {, mem
+! Der OF the V. v. V. Dramatic Club ard
cN-manager OF the Varsity baseball!
| zine. He also belonged to the following
| fraternaiities and ribbon societies: 30
| z. c. .P. *, XII Banana ''Zeta''
| ant. Il; Club,
TIE HONOR SYSTEM.
LAS Is Wen KNOWN, +tiie n0nOr system has
| long prevailed at this institution There
| is no espionage either within or without
the classroom; perfect probity is con
| coded to every man. and mis- statement
| on any subject whatever is received
| without the attestation of an oath IT
; examinations the students are free from
surveillance. and .wlen their papers are
handed ir they endorse above thoir sig.
atures that they have neither received
nor given assistance, and their pledge
| goes aEt:ucst.oneG.
| There are few instances on record
where men have abused this confidence.
| but in these the punishment was swift
! and effective. No meeting of the faculty.
was necessary in any of these cases;
! official action was forestalIed by the
! voluntary action of the student body.
The oifense, was not only against the
1 Ytles and regulations Of the instit,l-
tions, but. in a larye sense. a violence
done the traditional honor Of the student
body, which 1t was their special privi-
lege to avenge. In no case has the
culprlt been roughly handled. He was
i simply made aware of the existence of a
strong public sentiment against dishonest
1 methods in examination at the U'niver-
s;fy- NJ Irirc;,ia