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FRIIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1928.
Honorable Attitude?
'The Honor system as it exists at Carolina todav is far
from serving tile purpose that it was orig;nalby intended
to serve. What's wrong? Is it the system itself or is it
the attitude of those who compose the stu(ent body?
Some of the camipis Calvinists have advance(d the idea
that the whole trouble lies in the fact that the student body
has lost confi,lence in tile honor comllittee. We are aware
of 1no indications tending to show that the whote, or any
great part of the students have lost conlfidence in the honor
coilittee. 'Ilose who claim to have lost confidence. in
all Iprobabil*ty, have never seriously considered the coiml
mittee's nosition. As long as the committee sits idly by
and the Paul Reveres are given me(lals for their bravery
one never hears a growl. Yepl. as long as an old hound
is allowed to prowi arouind and molest things at his will
he I Content. lut just take that parasitic freedom from
him and lie will start whining imme(liately. Just iet the
honor committee tighten-down to strict performance of their
dity and those nefarious minded students start yelping for
justice. Then when they get justice, that is unfavorabie
to their point of view, they "loose confideice in the honor
collilittee."
The honor comnmittee is elected by the student body of
the University to en force the honor principle. Then when
such en forcemenit is carried out the perpetual ego-maniacs
of the campus arise to rebellion andl say "we won't stand
for it." If this attitudle continues and exp)ands the honor
Committee no longer has a peace on this campus--it may
as well be abolished. What's the use of its remaining
when it has 1no power ?
Of course the honor committee is not infallible. It is sub
ject to making mistakes the same as alny groupi of human
beings. InI such cases aln appeal trial is proper. But no0w,
since the custom has started, we feel safe in sayinig that
plractically every decision, right or wrong, wvill be appealed
from.,
If the comnmoni aaw system of trial is going to b)e adopte:l
it should lbe adloptedl in its entirety. TIhe honor committee
now is nlothling more than a Grand Jury. Sinice the de
cision of the committee is a mere formality to be disposed
of lbefore appealng, we see no reason wvhy it should have
to (decide tihe case. Let the honor committee (what a mis
nomer thlusly applied 1) or some other commlittee decide oni
the sufficiei:cy of evidlence thlen p.ace the case before tIle
student jury in the manner prescribed b)y the code.
If the students of the Un:versity think that they have
become too modern or thlat Carolina has grown too large
for the honor system abolish it I Bring back the Proctorial
Sysstem. Put the spies and senltinels onl duty in the ex
amnination room, and have it distinctly understood that no
student catn leave the room without a chaperone.
Stand tup for the honor principle as long as it exists but
if it is not war.ted, and judging from the disgraceful ap
plause that took place at the last trial It is not, DO AWAY
WITH IT
Evidece
The Ganecock befriends justice. But that justice must
be justice in the pure and virgin state; justice to all parties
concerned and it must be free from the vile iniquities of
perjury'and false pretense. Justice obtained by such means
defeats the very essence and spirit of the law of justice.
The honor system was delt a very disingenuous blow Fri
lay night. It was a disgrace to any body that purports to
be governed by a criterion of honor. When the professors
start contradicting each other for apparently no other than
personal reason what is to become of the honor principle?
How can an institution expect to turn out honerable men and
women when such examples set before the students.
Following is a reprint of the examination papers that
were the subject of the recent controversy:
First Paper:
Iocrease in mercury = 200 X .0002 X 1000 = 400 cc.
Increase in glass 200 X (3 X .000009) X 1000 = 5.4 cc.
Amount that runs out = 400 - 5.4 = 394.6 cc. of mercury
G.t 2000C 1400 cc of mercury - 1005.4 cc in vessel =
1394.6 cc of mercury at 2000 C = (1394.6 (1 - 1200 X
.0002 cc) at C* = 1394.6 X .6 = 837.76. After cooling to
00, 837.24 cc will remain in the vessel.
Second Paper:
1000 X (3 X .000009) X 200 = .054 increase of voiume of
glass cm. 400 - 5.4 = 394.6 = amt. run out at 2000C
1400cc of mercury 1054 in vessel = 1394.6 cc of mercury
at 2000C = (1394.6 X I - 1200 X .002) at 0* = 1394.5
X 6 == 837.76 at 00 837.26 cc remain after cooling.
Third Paper:
Increase in volume of mercury 200 X .402 = 400 cc, increase
in volume of glass 1000 X (3 X .000009) X 200 = 5.4 cc.
The amount of mercury which wilh run out when it ex
pands is 400 - 5.4 = 394.6 cc. at 2000C, 1400 cc of ier
cury - 1005.4 in vessel = 139,4.6 cc of Hg. at 2000C =
(1394.6 X I - 200 X .002) at 0* - 13946 X .6 = 837C70
1137.26 cc. will remain iin vessel after cooling at 0*.
How in the world coti.d three different men subtract
1005.4 from 1400 and get 1394.6?
I'his is the evidence that was submitted at the trial. If
this is not evidence of cheating on the part of someone, then
there is no such thing as circumstantiai evidence. How
any supposedly intelligent man could say, under oath, that
these papers cntain rot even a scintilla of circumstantial
evidence, and that he Would have ha dbetter sense than to
refer them to the honor committee, is beyond 'he Game
cock's comprehension.
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Letter Received
The Gamecock received the following letter from Proi.
Char,es E. Mullin of Clemson College:
"Aboti the middle of December two representatives of
a Baltimore tailoring company visited Clemson College with
a iine of exceptionally fine suit samples and took orders
for probably two hundred suits from the students at $25.00
each, collecting from $5.00 to $25.00 with each order.
"'A short time later when the su'ts began to arrive Iy
mail, $20.63 C. 0. D., almost every student was quite sur-,
prised to find that when the package was opened the suit he
rece ved was not at all what he had ordered. In fact, only
the boys receiving the first few suits got what they had
ordered andl paidl for in good faith. Some of those who
paid in full in advance have never received any suit at all.
Appraisal by, a re'bie local merchant of some of the
suits receiv:: lice; the:r ac.ual value at about $7.50 or less.
"There are several wvays to stop this business. One is to
pass a local ordlinance p)rohlibiting any such non-resident
agent from soliciting business without a local license. In
order to obtain this license, the non-resident agent should
be required to pay a high fee and deposit a cash bond
guaranteeing to deliver the merchandise he sells. Another
wvay is to pass a state law of the same variety. This may
appear to l)e hard upon the legitimate manufacturers, hut
if they do not protect themselves by putting such tun
scrupulous members of the same line of business otit of the
race, they have only themselves to blame.
"A movement in this direction should be of interest to
every local, state and national chamber of commerce, busi
ness men's association, legitimite clothing manu facturers,
and anyone else wvho is interested in seeing the public get
a squamre deal. T hey have wvorked many or all of the
sotuthern colleges, and probably those of the north. Prof.
E. Mullin, Textile Department, Clemson College, S. C.,
will be grad to hear from any studer.t wvho has had trouble
with this outfit, or from any organization interested in
curtailing the activities of crooks who swindle poor col
lege boys at $25.00 each."
The letter speaks for itself-if anyone has been cheated
at Carolina, write Mr. Mullin; if not bewarel
"Tifhe name of this particular gang is immaterial. They
probably get a new one every rainy day. However, they
operate through the United States mails and it should not
be hard, with the right people back of the movemlent, to
put them where the dongs won't bite them soonn
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