T II E niTf.Y NEBRASKA N
STUDENT OPINION
Lincoln. Nebr., March 23, 1920.
To the Editor of the Dally Nebraskan:
One week ago today at a mass
meeting for all students there was
proposed by the Student Council a
plan to put our students on their
honor. The idea of the "Honor
Spirit" was accepted by a vote of the
students present at the meeting.
However, it was not a unanimous de
cision, there were several dissenting
votes by persons who expressed their
Ideas against the proposal. Cut as
yet no rerson has written a "Student
Opinion" against the "Honor Spirit."
It was hoped that those opposed to
the plan would expound their view
points in print, that all the students
would read them, but so far nothing
has been published adverse to the
Idea. Is it to be concluded that
silence gives consent? Hut silence
will never put over the "Honor Spirit"
or any other new plan for the better
ment of conditions on our campus.
So I am putting up a few state
ments of students in other schools
telling of how the honor system really
works. The quotations are taken
from the "Intercollegian" fur March.
University of Oklahoma
"The Honor System was adopted
here five years ago. In that time it
has proved a practical means of re
ducing petty theft among students
and of limiting the tendency to cheat
in the class room. 1'nder our organi
zation, the students or faculty report
violations to the president of the
Student Council, who has the power
to call a trial before that body. The
trial is more of an investigation than
a court proceeding. The decision i.
the Council is presented to the faculty
In the form of a recommendation
which is rarely turned down. The
penalties for misdemeanor in examin
ation, vary from the deprivation of
credit in the course under question t
expulsion from the University.
A Student Honor System, such as
we have in the University of Okla
homa, even with its defects, is fai
superior in every way to the old
faculty supervision."
(Signed) WENDELL LONG.
Washington and Lee University
"To each new entering class a'
Washington and Lee University the
revered Honor Syst m of the Univer
sity is carefully explained. There is
great deal of effort spent in ex
plaining the system ot government
which is based on the theory that
every student at Washington and
I.ee is a gentleman or immediately be
comes one upon being trusted as such
by his fellow students. All written
work handed to professors is sien.-d
by the pledge that the work was pre
pared without giving or receiving aid
and tha pledze is tnken in .rood faith
by the professors. All observed
t rf aches of the Honor System must
be repor.ed immediately. A member
of the faculty never reports a breach
SIGMA NU AND ACACIA
TO BATTLE IN FINALS
(Continued from Tifie one)
Farm House
Ltntz 133 147 194
'"arpenter 189 161 152
Lieber 134 159 167
Hobart 154 113 125
Borcerding 179 131 170
474
508
460
392
480
Totals 789 7ll 808 2308
Alpha Sigma Phi
Dobson 162 175 150 487
Stone 173 118 163 454
Diers 165 134 177 476
naldwin 137 113 153 403
Clark 134 122 94 340
Totals ., 771 662 737 2170
Acacia
Garey 138 157 175 470
Foe 136 165 115 416
Reese 13S 134 202 474
Overman 146 129 138 413
rower 151 171 159 481
Totals 709 756 789 2254
THIEVES CONTINUE
FRATERNITY VISITS
(Continued from P!ige One)
of money which the men had locked
up shortly before retiring. They took
stick pins and rings, but were content
to let watches remain with the own
ers, which proved that they were at
least "gentlemen burglars."
The rooms on the second floor of
the Phi Psi house were thoroughly
ransacked, but the third-floor roomers
reported that their losses were small.
Living-room windows proved to be
the popular means of entry. The
marauders seemed to be familiar with
the premises and had no difficulty in
finding what they wanted. Their
search was far from thorough, how
ever, and in many cases oniy a ie
cents were taken, and larger amounts
were left untouched in collar boxes
and bureau drawers.
At the Phi Kappa Psi house a
visitor was robbed of every cent, and
even the key to his car seemed of
some value to the prowlers, although
they left the. car.
The robberies are being investi-
j gated, but nothing has been uncovered
i which reveals the identity of the bold
adventurers.
OCCUPATIONS HAVE
BIG SOCIAL VALUE
of the Honor System. The one pen
alty is dismissal from school unless
'.heie are extenuating i irenns'ances.'
:zn-) K. B. SHULTZ
At Princeton
"The Honor .5ysem was first intro
duced a Princeton in February of
!i-n "cribblna- had become a
sort of sj.ot'in-' proposition between
he :-!,i.;.r,'s and professors. Since
then it has been continuously in force
and i.- :iow considered one of Prince
ton's ut dlMific'iw- characteristics
ani the most honored traditions of
r e I n.v-rI'y. Kv ry f-tjd. nt fee;,
i' an obligation to .- - to the nforo"
mer,- of ti is cherished custom. To
report a breach ol the Honor Systern
h to report an offense against lie
n,it."e of Princeton."
(Signed) CHARLES DENI5V
Ti:-se are only a few' of the many
(Continued from Page One)
I One of her opinions which came oir
repeatedly as she spoke is that nio
i women should work for themselves
' instead of depending upon salaries
j Her last talk was devoted to that
i entirely. She told of two Smith grad
uates who run a laundry in Boston.
' They have made a financial success
and their position in society is good.
(Mi.'s lienne't has observed that there
, is no social stiErmatism about any loc'
timate occupation where there is fi
'. r.aneial success. In like manner she
' described the opportunities for the
; independent worker in candy making.
interior decorating, banking, writing.
' insurance, agriculture and fashionable
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, morally. She expressed the hope that
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danger of falling down, and finally
nudent opinion must be so strong for
it that faculty members w,ll have no
fear to tett it out
Trusting that objectors will put
their objections in print and hoping
that there may be soon developed
here at Nebraska a strong "Honor
?pirit" that shall precede t.h "Uonot
System," I am.
Sincerely for Nebraska.,
LAURENCE E. SLATER.
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science positions o'her than teaching
is that they did not minor in the right
subject.
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