Evening star., 1915-04-10
HONOR SYSTEM USED
BY AMERICAN COLLEGES
Bureau of Education Discusses Rea.
son For and Against
Method.

Comments as TO the honor system"
under which lo3 universities and col
lsges in the United States are operat-
ing are contained in a bulletin Just
Issued by the United States bureau of
education Types of constitutions for
the conduct of the honor system cited
by the bulletin are those of Corneii
and Princeton Universities.
of the 1913 institutions In which this
system is In vogue 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
81, per cent are for women while
651a per cent are co-educational.
While the University of Virginia has
almost universally been credited with
being the originator of the honor syS-
TEN. the bulletin shows that priority
is also claimed by William and Mary
College Virginia. This institution Is
declared to have had form of the
honor system in 1879. and to have in
troduced it through its graduates into
the University of Virginia. The honor
Of establishing the system has also
been claimed for the University 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, n. j.; Cornell Uni
versity. ithaca. \. y. Barnard College,
New York city; Washington and Lee
University. Lexington. Va: Smith Col
of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. N. C.;
stevens Institute of Technology, Ho-
boken n. j.: Swarthmore College.
Swarthmore. Pa: Beloit College, Beloit.
Wis: Wesleyan University, Middle
town. Conn, and Randolph Macon
yrS CnllnDp IvnchhITR Va
Among those that have the honor sys-
tenn Fin spirit. but not in FORM the
bulletin mentions Albion College. Al
bion, Mich; Dickinson College, Carlisle
Pa: Mount Holyoke College. South
Hadley. Mass, and Rose Polytechnic
Institute. Terre Haute, Ind.
Against Honor System.
There are institutions where pecu-
liar conditions initiate against the
adoption of the honor system" declares
Dr. Baldwin. compiler of the bulletin
Theological seminaries and certain
military schools are cited in this con-
nection st. Joseph's Seminary, st. Jo-
seph Mo, reports that the naturally
good character aspiring for the priest
hood does not require the honor Sys-
TEN" on the other hand. in most mill
tary institutions a breach of honor Is
considered so serious an offense as tC
have definite penalties already provid-
ed" 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, Ohio: Nassal
College, Poughkeepsie. \. y; BowdoiI
College. Bowdoin, Me: Clark College
Worcester. Mass; Goucher College, Bal
timore. Md. and Trinity College, Dur
ham, y. G. The president of Clarl
College declares that ITO ask studen
to sign a pledge that he has no
cheated in an examination is like ask
ing reputable man to hang up a sigT
in his store that he does not use shor
weights"
A few institutions are cited as having
tried the system and declared 1t a fall
ure. Among these are Franklin ant
Marshall College. Lancaster, Pa; thu
State University of Iowa. Iowa City
and William Jewell College. Liberty
Mo.