Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-22
5 THE HONOR SYSTEM IN
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES


Students II l23 univcr-itic~ and col
leges IN the United State are under the
"honor system" according To a bulletin
Just issued by the United States board ol
education. OF these. ~ per cent are -it-
mated east IT the Mi~~i-~ippi aud south al
Mason and Dixon's line; ! per cent are ia
new England only 6 II per rent are Tor
women. while % IL per cent are curdu-
catinnul.
While the University III Virginia has AL
most universally been credited with being
the originator OF the honor system. the
bulletin shows that priority J. also claimed
by William and Mary college. Virginia.
This institution A. declared io nave had \
form 81 the honor system u 1919, and to
have introduced IL through graduate into
the University OF virginia. The honor of
establishing the system ha- also been
claimed for the University 1T South Caro-
lima.
Among the Institutions 81 the country
that have the honor system m one or all
departments are: Princeton university.
Princeton. n. j.: Cornell university. Ithaca.
N. ~: Barnard college. New York city
I Washington and lee university, Lexington
Va; Smith college. Northampton. Mas:
University ct North Carolina. Chapel Hill.
IN. C.: Stevens Institute ~ Technology.
Hobokcn. N. J.: >wurthmorc College.
Swarthmorc. Pa; Bcloit college. Bcloit.
Wis: WESLEYAN university. Middlctown.
Conn. and Randolph Macon. Woman
college, Lynrhburg. Pa. Among those that
have the honor system Tin spirit hut net
IA form The bulletin mentions Albion cul
Iegc. Albion. Mich. Dickinson college. Car
~lil~e. Pa: Bryn Mawr college. Bryu Mawr,
Pa; Mount llolvoke college, South lladlev.
Mas. and Rose POLYTECHNIC institute.
Terrr lIautr. Ind.
There are m-tItuiuH- where peculiar
conditions initiate against the adoption 81
the honor system" declares Or. Baldwin.
compiler 81 the bulletin. Theological semi
%narir~ and certain military schools arc
citcd in this connection. ~t. Ju~htn'-
Seminary. II. Joseph, No. reports that
1.-THE naturally good character aspiring for
the priesthood does not require the honor
system On the other hand. in most null
Itnry institutions v breach WI honor i- con
sldered w serious an uiicn-r a- ~ have
definite penaltie- already provided and
no honor system h. considered necessary.
Some institutions frankly oppose the
honor system. Among these are Brown
university. Providence. X. NJ: Ohio univrr-
-ity. Athens. ohio: Na~~ar college. POUCH
keep>ie. y. y: Bowdoin college. B"wdolu.
Me. Clark college. Worcester. Mas.
Gouchcr college. Baltimore. Md. aud
Trinity college. Durham. N. Nil. The prr-i
dent ~ Clark college declares III" u-k W
student to sign a pledge that he has not
cheated IN an examination y lik asking q
reputable man To hang mn a sign n hi-
store that M does not ne short wrIght-."
a few institutions ARE rItrd n- having
tried The system aud declared a. 4 failure.
Among thes are Franklin and Marshall
college. Lancaster. Pa. the State Unlvcr-
~itv III Iowa. Iowa City. and William
Jewell college. Liberty. No.
The bulletin gives a. types Al con-trtu-
lions for the conduct Of the honor system
those of Princeton aud Cornell univcr>ltic-.