Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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HUNTER COLLEGE FACES PROBLEM -{ HONOR SYSTEM or of Articles in Students Papers Arouses Faculty to Say, "Exaggeration" #CUSATION ANONYMOUS !'esident Says That Opinions of Majority Have Not Been Yet Learned (The New Student Service) "Nine-tenths of the girls cheat." "Only sixty-five of ali the girls in the college are honest." - Such charges against themselves and the honor system of conducting exami nations by students at Hunter College have stirred into a frenzy those who hold dear the student's right to find answers to his quiz questions wherever he may. The tenor of student confessions in the Hunter Bulletin has been such as to make administrative officials plead "ex aggergation" fore they had read all the charges, bring the whole matter before the faculty for discussion, and carry the story onto the front pages of the news papers. Among the anonymous accusations were these, some from students who do not cheat but none the less advocate ab olition of the honor system: "I heard two girls talking in the hall. One said to the other, 'I passed that ex amination, thanks to the honor system.'" "I see cheating every time I go to an examination, but I wouldn't tell. I couldn't stay in school if I did. One gir, did, and her life has been made miser able for her ever since." "'TheGerman professor knows the girls cheat. He told them so. Neverthe less, he always goes out of the room dur ing the examination." "Girls will cheat whether the teacher is in the room or not." "Even when the teacher is in the room the girls pass their papers to one another." "The classic examination was a dis grace. A group sat together and pooled all their knowledge." 'In an English section we had fifteen words-to define.. One girl announced the definitions aloud to all the others." President George S. Davis was not earger to take the student confessions at face value. "It must be remembered," he said, "that there are 4,000 students enrolled in the college whose opinions have not been learned. I have been too busy to read all the charges . . .:'ut if the reports are serious enough to war rant it, action will be taken at the next faculty meeting." Dr. Edgar Dawson, one of the first supporters of the honor plan, which was instituted in 1923, also kept his faith. In a letter to the Bulletin he wrote: "I was a member of the first little group that talked about the honor sys teni here. Having been a student in col leges where the honor system was used, and having taught only in such colleges until I came here, I was and anm thoroughly committed to the idea. "I am fully convinced that we miss a large part of the good of the system be catise students do not seemi ready to re port delinquencies as freely as they should. I am not sture, but my impres sion is that wve do not expect studlents to rep)ort all cases of dishonesty they ob serve.' College editors, althotugh aware that cheating goes on, continue to demand the honor system as a vital part of the uinivecrsity's ftunction in t raining "for citizenship and the right attitude to wvardl life," as one writes, while berating his fellowvs for their dishonesty. At Coe College a police system has just been instittutedl. "Cribbers" will be triedl and ptunished. Thle situation is not to the liking of the editor of the Cosmos but lhe believes that "it is the only road to take" because of the students wyho ob)serve nothing immoral in the game of getting by dishonestly, when necessary. -The general editorial view is summar ized in this concltusion from the Augus tano Observer : "Without a doubt the honor system is doomed to extinction as such unless a more rapid enforcement can be applied. A court of justice is out of order; a corps5 of student-police an,d detectives equally so, What is needed is a clean cnt sintliinn in'the heart of every stu dent against a violation of the rule; the creating of an atmosphere which shall ostracize the gnult pupi as a.... c ..uto JAMES DRIVER PRAISES U. S. C. ATHLETIC PLANT Gymnamsia, Diamonds, Handball Courts and Track are i of Finest LOOKING TO FUTURE NOW The New Field House is Ond of the Finest of its Kind in the South Today's Statc carried the folowing: "Probab,y no college in the South has shown more advancement in athletics in the last few years than the University of South Carolina," declared James G. Driver, director of student activities, in interview given out yesterday, "and our physical equipment is now among the best. We have three excellent football fields, two gymnasia, an excellent base ball diamond, quarter mile track, 220 yard straightaway, 12 first class tennis courts, girls' athletic field and four cot crete handball courts." Two of the football fields are used as practice fields, one for the varsity and one for the freshmen. The main playing field, Melton field, is considered the best in the state and will seat approximately 8,000 people. It is well-sodded, which reduces injuries to a minimum. No ad ditional stands are planned for next sea son but looking toward the future it is realized that accommodations wili have to be enlarged. The new field house is the finest build ing of its kind in the South. It is uni que in that all of the quarters are on one floor. A superb basketball court is in the center of the b uilding with seats around the four sides of the court ac commodating over 4,000 people. Under the seats are the dressing quarters for the interco,legiate athletic teams. On one side of the building is the varsity dressing room with equipment cage and 20 showers for use of the varsity team. Oin the opposite side are similiar ac Conmm1odations for the freshman team. The two rooms on the other end of the building have not been completed. As soon as money is available, one will be equipped for the entertainment of visit ing teams, including sleeping accom m1o(lationis for 40 men connected with dressing rooms and showers. The other room will be used for the Biock C club room, which will be a club room for all wearers of the Block "C", both in col lege and among die alumni. The Block "C" c,ub has already started a fund to ward the finishing of the club room, which fund has grown to considerable size. In the same building are offices for the coaches and the director of athletics. There is also a large central equipment room and several smaller equipment rooms. The track cage is in the lower end of the freshman room. The new field house is used exclusively for inter collegiate teams and the old gym is nowt dlevoted to the physical education of men andl women. The girls' athletic field is used for hockey, baseball and other women's sp)orts. There is a large grandstand in front of the baseball diamond for the ac co( mmnodation of baseb)allI and track teams. "Wec have recently added to our (coachling organization one of the best football coaches in the South," Mr. D)river saidl. "WVith the co-operation of the student b)ody andl alumni, wve feel that with our splendid physical equipment, wvith our coaching staff andl with our fine reptutation for cleani, hard play the Uni versity of South Carolina wvill take its p)lace in athletics as one of the real leadlers of Southern universities. of a sacred privilege andl put him up) as an example of scorn." But no amount of pledging or preach ing has made the "cribber" an example of scorn. T1hme business of "getting by" is too important for that. . So long as the student may cheat with no loss of dlignity, edlitors wvill plead, and studlents will confess, and teachers will stand gulardl, andl the honor system will con tinue its present precarious existence. That is.what is happening nowv at Hun ter, and has happened elsewhere. -us He was a man wha had indeed suf fered much says a country parer, in a short obituary notice: "he had been a subscriber to this paper since its first number." Contagious Diseases at Infirmary Now Five Cases of Measles and Three Cases of Mumps is Report There are five cases of measles and three cases of mumps at the infirmary, according to Mrs. Madden, the matron of the infirmary. Altho this is a large number at one time, Mrs. Madden has the patients under close care and there is no danger of an epidemic, thus dis pelling all rumors that have been cir culating around the campus. A. L. Chappell, professor of business administration of the University; C. F. Johnson, of Miami, Florida; and Fresh man Suttle, of Inman, are those suffer ing with the mumps. Those confined with the measies are: C. R. Craig, Albert Dennis, E. R. Mack, Ralph Stewart, and E. P. Fulmer has just been released. Fifteen students are in the infirmary because of general sickness, or have been there during the past week, four meii and eleven co-eds. J. B. Culberton, W. A. Martin, J. R. Coggeshall, and J. L. Moss have been released. Ethel Ann McLure, of Chester; Blan che Folson, of Hartsville; Roberta Plowden, of Sumter; Florence Johnson, Florence; Elizabeth Sample, of Green wood; Martha Derrick, Camden; Mar guerite Ritchie, Flemington, N. 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