Open Letters. The STATE COLLEGIAN invites letters, but the publication of a communication does not necessarily imply the endorsement of the sentiments contained therein. As a guaran tee of good faith, the writer’s name must be signed, but will not be printed if so desired. Editor State Collegian There has been some discussion of late concerning the adoption of the honor system in examinations. That something should be done is evident. The writer does not be lieve that State is much, if any, worse off than other colleges as re gards unfairness in work. There are some institutions where cheating is not existent and that without hav ing any so-called honor system or a network of sentinels. It would be necessary merely for the students to relegate cribbing to the same class with tale-bearing and stealing, and the evil, as far as nineteen out of twenty cases are concerned,would be eliminated. These men would need no honor system. The others would not be entitled to it. Observer. I have noticed an open letter on the honor system containing a num ber of statements which I think are very radical and far fetched. ■ I feel that the writer of this letter does not understand exactly what is meant by the honor system. He asks, “Are our students not honorable men ? ” I would say that there are enough honest men in our student body to term it an honorable body of men. We must admit, however, that there have been, and we believe that there are at the present time, some dis honest students in State. The hawk like watching of the present system has done nothing toward the abolish ment of the dishonesty and it is for this reason that we believe some new system should be adopted. The writer claims that every man who clamors for the honor system is dishonest. This statement is very absurd in that he classes all re- THE STATE COLLEGIAN formers as dishonest cheats. Are we to infer that all students who ad vocate a remedy to abolish cheating in examinations are themselves dis honest ? I ask the reader to think over this matter and conclude for himself whether or not the above statement is absuid. “ Colleges maintaining their honor systems do but proclaim their weak ness; that they have within them an evil which they are unable to con trol. ’’ It does proclaim that the students will not stand for any dis honesty; that under the present system the existing weakness is not controlled and that some new sys tem must be adopted, and that very soon, by means of which the weak ness will be controlled. Under the honor system the stu dent will be placed on his own re sponsibility to maintain his good name and good standing among his fellow students. It means that every student is responsible for the honesty of his fellow classmates. To be fair to each other and to build up a good moral character in all, college men should favor the honor system, and it should be adopted at State. The present system is very unfair to the honest student in that the dishonest student, provided he is not caught cheating, car finish with the better average. It is also unfair to the dishonest student in that he forgets he has an honor of his own to maintain. It tends to develop a shrewdness in dishonesty which will lead men to dishonesty in later years when they will depend upon their shrewdness to protect them. The honor system will develop moral character where the present system develops shrewdness. I, as an alumnus of the Pennsyl vania State College, have written this letter in order that the student body may have a different concep tion of the hongr system than that which might be taken from the open letter referred to above. H. College Men in Demand Search for 1007 men who will be m the market lor positions next summer or fall is already on. This year we ran short of college men long before we had filled all the positions that came to us for them. Positions now open at each of our 12 offices for 1906 College and Technical school grad uates who are not permanently located. Well known firms offer salaries S5OO-SlOOO Write us today H 'A nrinnri S the National Organization of Brain r® ’ Brokers, Commonwealth Trust build ing, Philadelphia, Pa, Offices in 12 cities Knisely Bros. Billiard Parlor and Bowling Alley Cigars and Tobacco HOTEL BUII DING Watch this space for announcements GO TO GEO. B. JACKSON KOR CIGARS, TOBACCO AND FRESH ROASTED PEANUTS A Pull Line ol Smokers’ Fancy Articles. ALLEN ST., STATE COLLEGE, PA. Flashlights, Views. Groups, Student Photography Sizes up to Bxlo Geo.- D. Barclay ’OB 370 Main Something Entirely New INSURED HOSIERY Guaranteed for one year If worn out before, a new pair given m exchange. Lisle Goods First Class A S. Silverberg, 372 Main
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