The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 16, 1928, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4
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FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1928.
Constructive Criticism
It is indeed regrettable that the Honor System shouli
have been subjected to such pithy verbal controversies it.
those which have taken place in the las. few weeks. The
charges brought against the Honor System in :he Open
Forum of the Gamec,ck of larch 2. strike at the ver)
founldation o)f tle Ilon1or System. In those charge, in
which it was ostensible that the writer was intoxicated
with the exuberanc.e of his own verbosity, had had tihe
strenght of SailmsoIn tle pillars uponi which rests the
I-onor systeml woul haNe been ibroken down and it
(the system) resolved to debris of failure.
,! on is becominig serious. The time has come
when this bull fighting and mud slinging should be stopped.
It has gole far enotugh. Of course evenry stildent is en
titted to his own pi iiin. nPut what's the use of making
slaldemrous and (de-rimental statemeits when there is no
solid grounds forl doing Si1?? The opinion of one persoin
has little influenlcet up1on lthe thoights of others. After
all the hard atnd iinshiing things have iecen sai(l what d'
tIhey amount ti The tudent Ibody as a w'hoe, has it
bieen chianiged.
The writer of te ablove-mniit ioted I iruii let ter,' or
any writ ers of Ilett'rs to ithle ( )pein Fortun for' that mi at -
ter, surely do iiot wanit th liIIonor systemii abolish ed.
St.ieimade statements, which if true, wouldl be a ju.;tifica
ion for iimpeatchin g thet preset li Ionor coniinittete. 'The
writer' gavt noi re:m on s for his posit ion iir any c ircuim
stanices fromu whic ithe lt drew his coinclusions. Tlhten Ihis
eToftrts faile'd. for veriy fews petople who want to~ sete lhe
I loior principlte work as it should work. acep t sutch
sta ttemitnts out of a tclteari sky withbout evidncentt toi back
t'em. W\'hat theitn has bteen accoinpl ishied?I las thle
situnat ion bieeni bet tetrted or iiade wvorse? Did the writetr
tcrit itise th litI ioor conniiit tete in a construct ive' way ori
were his remiiarks a iiediumi throu'ngh which lie adlvanted
a persnnial nmalitce or' gr tdge? Wet think lie la tter. 'Thi s
s t akinig tillfair adv'an;tagte of thei' Open ii orum.
'There is a lig dlifferen'ice b)etween conistrucetive criti
c'ismns anid libe'llous proipaganda. Th le oiie shows theit in -
tetnt oin thet part of~ thle critic to correct an existinig de
feet or fallacy. Such criticisii should be weclcoiiit at all
tmes. 'Te ot her is a timpardonabile effTort to tear dlowni
somiiet hing or to advance theories by false prtetense. l ike
statements have been the subject of legal litigations for
years and( have cost those wvould be critics iiillioiis of
dlollars.
Hereafter when anyone has stichi a seriouis charge to
britng against any organization or per'son on the cami
pus TIhie Gamecock urges that they lbe brought before
the students body at a meeting where they can be
thrashed out
Toleration
One, among many, of the most valuable things that a
person can learn, and should learn, either in or out of
college is toleration toleration for another's opinion, or
attitude. No human being is perfect, notwithstanding
the ostentations of soie people. No two persons think
alike. Although two people may be of the sane opinion
regarding a particular topic or matter yet we dare say
that in practically every case those two conclusions are
reached by two separate and distinct lies of ratiocina
tion. Of course when a conclusion is to be reached by
a set rule or a prescribed method to be follewed, as th2
solution to a math problem, that's a different situa
tion. But where a conclusion must be drawn by one's
creative power every man's thinking is different from
every other's. The sane may be said of women, they're
all alike-different from every other.
If this be true-and it is true if age gives veracity to
a statement, for this idea is as old as the hills, probably
--why should anyone boil over when the opinion of an
other does not coincide with his own pet notion. When
a person arrives at an honest conclusion he is just as
sncere as the other person who arrives at and advances
an opposite opinion in good faith. The two opinions
conflict. What results? The two argue and frequently
fall out, and not infrequently, fight. Of course it is all
right for husband and wife or sweethears to be non
tolerant of each other's opinions for a quarrel in those
cases ultimately culminate in a sweet and happy begin
ning again. But when two men clash as a result of dif
ferences in opinions they are as a general rule enemies
forever. (Oh ! women are out of the question. They
are enemies forever and baldheaded too-probably false
haired.)
lBut getting back to toleration of opinions, there is no
reason for calling a person a fall;tble ignoramous just
because lie is of a different opinion on a matter. Many
great nen at one timie were called cranks you know. A
proninent lawyer once said "I always look over my cases
several years after they, are decided. At the time the
decision is rendered in the cases I lose I cannot see how
they cani possibly be decided against ine. But after tle
heat of controversy has cooled, ini almost every case I
canl see that tHe decision is correct according to prin
ciple."
That's the great trouble with students as well as
others. They fail to see that there are two sides tc
every question. Such failure is unfortunate. There :s
no better place than right here in college to learn to be
tOlrant of people and their ideas. Such a lesson is one
of tle filnest thinigs a Person ani learn anwh l ere whether
at Harvard or at Carolina.
The Open Forum i
The Gamecock, surelv, will not think one intruding ;f
he writes on the honor system though lie knows abso
ittely nothing of its workings in tle L'niversity of Southi
Carolina.
The writer takes it tlhat this movement is not merely
to escape faculty disciplie, but to foster 'ertain high
ideals which will be of value in later life. Such mo
tives. let me say, are a sense of duty -a sense of hor
r a feeling of re'sponisib)ility. These, it seems to mue
ought to be at thle foundation'~ of any effort ini stutdett
governmiet .
St udenit govertn ien t is success everywhiere butt at htomti
\ universityv ini t he south was p)raise'd not long ago in a
situdlenit con vent ion as having reached per'feet ion in stui
dent gove iniimnt. Yet in thIiis uiniversity,. honor boxes
conitainting candcies, gaiies, e't cetera, suistainied ani aver
age loss of about one-thlird, despite the fact that posters
were displayed on the boxes invoking the wrathI of
God on those who might steal.
Does anyone maintain t hat mioral conduct is hiighe'r
under thle Honor Systeni? Is it better that students rule
thetnselves even if morals are slackened, L,et us say that
fi fty people take an e'xainiation. 'Ten are dishionest. If
they do not kniow thle an sweri to a qutest ion t hey get in.
St. l'eter takes their paper sayin. "Well done, thloti goodl
and( faithful servanut your gradle is A." The paperC of
the other student is read. St. l'eter says. "Not so wvefl
dlone thou lazy servant I give thee C." You may say
let thle honest replort the dishonest' butt a system activety
suipportedl by twenty-five per cent of the stuidents; ac
qi id in by fifty per centt and oppiosed by t wenty- live
pe(r cent is a failuire and nothinig else can be madle of u+.
This is about thle condition ini our colleges and( univer
sities today.
There are onily two solutions. Thel first is to place our
selves again iuider faculty dhisciline. The other for each
memiber of it to re'solve to supp)Iort and stipport it I There
is ino other way.
George H-uskey,
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