The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-19
H8N0R SYSTEM" FIRST
At WILLIAM AND MARY
Began i'm 1879 at Oldest American
Collcge-i23 Colleges Have
System.

Students of 1923 universities and
colleges In the United States ar
under the honor system" according
to a bulletin just issued by the United
States Bureau of Education. or these
81 per cent are situated east of the
Mississippi and south Of Mason and
Dixon's line; 4 per cent are in New
England: only 6 l-2 per cent are for
women. while 65 IL per cent are CO.
educational.
While the University of Virginia
has almost universally been credited
with being the originator OF the honor
system. the bulletin shows that prior
ity Is also claimed by William and
Mary College, Virginia. This insti-
tuition Is declared TO have had a form
Of the honor system in 1919, and TO
have introduced it through its grad
yates into the University Of Virginia
The honor OF establishing the sys. en-
has also been claimed for the ,Jnl-
versity OF South Carolina,
Among the institutions of the coun-
try that have the honor system in one
or all departments are Princeton Uni
versity. Princeton ". j.: Cornell
University. Ithaca, y. Y. Barnard
College. New York City: Washington
and Ice University, Lexington, Va.
Smith College. Northampton, Mass :;
University Of North Carolina. Chapel
Hill. n. G.; Stevens Institute OF Tech
nology. Hoboken, n j.; Swarthnore
College. Swarthmore, Pa; BeIoit
College, Beloit, Wis; Wesleyan Uni
versity. Middleton. Conn, and Ran
dolph Macon Woman's College.
Lynchburg Va. Among those that
have the honor system "in spirit but
not In form" the bulletin mendons
Albion College. Albion. Mich: Dick
ison College, Carlisle, Pa; Bryn
Mawr College. Bryn Mawr. Pa.
Mount Holyoke College. South Had
ley. Mass. and Rose Polytechnic In
stitute. Terre Haute, Ind
There are institutions where Pc
culiar conditions initiate against the
adoption OF the honor system" de-
clares DR. Baldwin, compiler Of the
bulletin. Theological scminaries and
certain military schools are cited in
this connection. st. Joseph's Semi
nary. st. Joseph. Mo. reports that
the. naturally good character aspir-
ing for the priesthood does not re-
quire the honor system" On the other
hand In most military institutions a
breach OF honor is considered so
serious an offense as TO have definite
penalties already provided" and no
honor system is considered necessary
Some institutions frankly oppose
the honor system. Among these are
Brown University. Providence. r. l.;
Ohio University. Athens o.: Fasssr
College, Poughkeepsie, " Y; Bow
dosn College, Bowdoin, Me: Clark
College, Worcester. Mass: Goucher
College, Baltimore, Md. and Trinity
College, Durham, n, c. The president
OF Clark College declares that ito ask
a student to sign pledge that he
has not cheated in an examination Is
like asking a reputable man TO hang
up sign In his store that he does
not use short weights"
few institutions are cited as hav-
Ing tried the system and declared Il a
failure. Among these are Franklin
and Marshall College Lancaster. Pa.
the State University Of Iowa. Iowa
city. and william Jewell College, Lib
erty. Mo.
The bulletin gives as types OF con.
stitutfons for tho conduct of the
honor system those at Princeton and
Cornell universities