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IS3TIKG - October 31, 1940
Ellen Iiagill
We consider ourselves hero at V/onan's College to be living under a
Democratic system of Student Government, do we not? In view of that fret, I wculd
like' to talk with you for a few minutes, very: informally, and first cf all to put
this question to you. ,-.hat is your fooling about Honor on this octopus? Do we
share a feeling of mutual responsibility to observe any Honor Code? Do we hi ve
that community spirit that rust he present if we have, or if wo want to crecto the
ideal attitude toward honor, an attitude toward, honor that will be expected by
everyone?
How, - those of use who were charred with looking into this situation
in Septor.'.L.r at Studor.t Gov^rn/.i^nt Conference found thrt nothing about this
question has b\.en ri.entior.ed to the Student Body as a whole for several years.
The last official record in connection with honor of any bin.:, o-r-.os in (103^7)
at which tine, the students, themselves, asked that the faculty seat them
alternately in examinations. That was seven -jars rgo. Sinoe then, wo have had
a complete turn-over in the; Student Body and those of us who are Jure today
have never attempted to clarify our stand on the question of honor on our campus*
Do you not a^rcc that it is indeed time th^t we seek a common understanding and
work toward establishing, clearly, our standards of honor?
Tonight has been our first opportunity to tell you what was
accomplished during Student Government Conference. You understand that we are
not super-imposing or focing this upon you, but rather, wo arc reporting to you
that which confronted us in conference, and tonight we ore asking that you assume
this problem as your own. It is up to us to solve it together, bt conference we
found ourselves faced with two alternatives - two ways to carry out our
standards of honor. First. wo could do what is done in many schools:- establish
a. water-ti ;-ht, double-re eortinr, system where every ^jrl i <• rurpwifiVIr- for .
reportinp; the mis-conduct of her chssr^to^ The other choice was this:- to hove,
a code instead of a system. Under tiis code we would assume that every rirl ccmos
to this campus with a personal honor. We respect her integrity, and until she
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IS3TIKG - October 31, 1940
Ellen Iiagill
We consider ourselves hero at V/onan's College to be living under a
Democratic system of Student Government, do we not? In view of that fret, I wculd
like' to talk with you for a few minutes, very: informally, and first cf all to put
this question to you. ,-.hat is your fooling about Honor on this octopus? Do we
share a feeling of mutual responsibility to observe any Honor Code? Do we hi ve
that community spirit that rust he present if we have, or if wo want to crecto the
ideal attitude toward honor, an attitude toward, honor that will be expected by
everyone?
How, - those of use who were charred with looking into this situation
in Septor.'.L.r at Studor.t Gov^rn/.i^nt Conference found thrt nothing about this
question has b\.en ri.entior.ed to the Student Body as a whole for several years.
The last official record in connection with honor of any bin.:, o-r-.os in (103^7)
at which tine, the students, themselves, asked that the faculty seat them
alternately in examinations. That was seven -jars rgo. Sinoe then, wo have had
a complete turn-over in the; Student Body and those of us who are Jure today
have never attempted to clarify our stand on the question of honor on our campus*
Do you not a^rcc that it is indeed time th^t we seek a common understanding and
work toward establishing, clearly, our standards of honor?
Tonight has been our first opportunity to tell you what was
accomplished during Student Government Conference. You understand that we are
not super-imposing or focing this upon you, but rather, wo arc reporting to you
that which confronted us in conference, and tonight we ore asking that you assume
this problem as your own. It is up to us to solve it together, bt conference we
found ourselves faced with two alternatives - two ways to carry out our
standards of honor. First. wo could do what is done in many schools:- establish
a. water-ti ;-ht, double-re eortinr, system where every ^jrl i <• rurpwifiVIr- for .
reportinp; the mis-conduct of her chssr^to^ The other choice was this:- to hove,
a code instead of a system. Under tiis code we would assume that every rirl ccmos
to this campus with a personal honor. We respect her integrity, and until she
