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The Maroon Tiger
October 10, 1963
Let’s Act, Not Talk
About Honor System
Roland Hart
There comes a time in
the history of every school
when changes should be in
stituted for the better. This
is especially true with the
so called Negro College
which will be swept away
with the tide if it remains
static in the face of a chang
ing world. The future of
the Negro College rests in
the hands of the caliber of
students it receives and
the reputation of the gra
duates it sends into the
world.
One of the most import
ant changes that needs to be
instituted here is the es
tablishment of an Honor
System. It is significant
mat this year a step-by-
step plan to place More
house on the Honor System
be started rather than talk
ed about.
WHAT IS AN HONOR
SYSTEM?
An Honor System is a
code in which those living
under it pledge to refrain
from all acts of academic
dishonesty. The explicit
extent of the academic Ho
nor System is that no stu
dent shall cheat on an
examination. It pertains to
all written and oral work
done inside and outside of
the classroom. It consists
of students signing an Ho
nor ’s Code which states,
"I...have neither given
nor received aid 'in this
examination.”
Heavy Smokers are being
helped to cut out cigarettes
by the “Group Therapy”
methods made famous by
alcoholics anonymous.
Many of the ideas develop
ed in the group approach
can be used successfully by
individuals who want to give
up smoking on their own.
An October READER’S
DIGEST article reports on
the New Method, which was
developed by British doc
tors and is now being ap
plied at eighteen anti
smoking clinics throughout
Great Britain. Author of the
article is Gloria Emerson,
an erstwhile two-and-a-
half-pack-a-day smoker
who has not had a ciga
rette in the last eight
months.
the first step in her
battle against smoking was
to list her reasons for
wnating to give up the habit.
“I wrote down eight rea
sons, beginning with a bad
cough,” she writes. “For
the first time, I knew I
really wanted to stop.”
Other reasons might
range from how much
money you can save to how
much longer you can live.
Another helful idea is to
buy the brand of cigarettes
that you like least rather
than your favorite kind. Al
so, delay smoking for as
long as possible after
meals and at other times
when a cigarette is custo
mary. Keeping cigarettes
our of easy reach will help,
too.
WHY DO WE NEED AN
HONOR SYSTEM?
The Institution of the
Honor System on this cam
pus would give the students
total responsibility for
their actions, therefore
proving to the administra
tion that they can accept
responsibilities. We need
the Honor System to raise
the academic and moral
standards of the men who
attend here. We need it to
possibly help students im
prove their scores on na
tional standardized ex
aminations, such as the
Graduate Records Exam,
the Medical College Ad
mission Test, law school
examinations, etc.
HOW WILL AN HONOR
SYSTEM WORK?
Every student is totally
responsible for his actions.
It is his responsibility to
report any action that he
or some other student com
mits contrary to the Honor
Constitution which will be
drawn. Offenses will be
handled by an Honor’s
Board as set up in the
Honor Constitution.
WHAT ARE SOME OF
THE PROBLEMS INVOL
VED IN INITIATING IT?
First of all, students,
teachers, and the school
have a tendency to place
more emphasis on grades
rather than the acquisition
of knowledge. We maintain
that if a man learns, then
the grade will necessarily
Following these rules
will make it easy to cut
DOWN on cigarettes.
Gloria Emerson went from
fifty a day to just seven.
But giving up entirely is
another matter. “The pros
pect of never tasting an
other cigarette made me
quake,” she writes. "I
couldn’t bring myself to say
I was ready to stop.”
Here again the doctors
have good advice. Select a
date to quit when you have
no pressing business or
social engagements coming
up, when life will be peace
ful. Once the date is set,
Stick To Itl
After you’ve stopped
smoking, other tips can
help you stay “on the wa
gon.” Get plenty of fresh
air. Don’t let yourself get
hungry; carrying a piece of
dried fruit to munch on will
help. Get up and do some
thing active after meals
when the urge to smoke
is great.
Giving up smoking on
your own is tougher than
doing it with others in a
“We’re all in this to—
“We’re all in this to
gether” atmosphere. But
curing yourself of the ha
bit can be a richly reward
ing experience. Says Gloria
Emerson: "The ru
hands and nerves are
steadier, and my nose can
really smell again.”
And while it is not easy
to stop, the total effect is
“no more harrowing than
a bad cold,” writes this
confirmed non-smoker.
follow.
The second problem is
that here cheating seems
to be an honor. Those who
cheat brag about it and are
The third problem that
exists is the criminal code
that seems to flourish
here. One of the most im
portant parts of the Honor
System requires that a man
report offenses by himself
or another. But nobody
wants to be a “stooly,”
“cheese - eater” or in
former. But this is vital
to the maintianance of the
system.
It is realized that the
task of converting the
Morehouse Men to the Ho
nor System is a difficult
one. We have people here
from different economic
and cultural backgrounds.
It is impossible for us
to pick only honest men
with the present means of
selecting students. Some
say that since men come
here from all types of high
school backgrounds, some
will always have to cheat
to keep us. However, we
maintain that if a man
doesn’t have confidence in
his ability (regardless of
his previous background),
he has no business at More
house or any other insti
tution.
The time is ripe. It is
now that Morehouse Men
must wake up to reality and
see that the Honor System
can be one of the greatest
gifts to Morehouse Col
lege.
Seniors , let the Honor
System be your going away
present to Morehouse.
Juniors, recognize the
Honor System as a bless
ing.
Sophomores, be able to
say, "I played a part in
its institution.”
Freshman, say “we will
start it and keep it going.”
Make it the pride of the
class of 1967.
832 Registers
states is J. Larry Valley.
Valley, a very friendly and
small fellow in stature, was
asked why he came to
Morehouse. He replied, “I
had never been South be
fore, and while I was in
high school, I decided that
I wanted to go to college
in the South. After a great
deal of investigation, I
found that Morehouse was
one of the best colleges
and that it was located in
the South; so I chose
Morehouse.”
Viewing the entire stu-
New Faculty
Mrs. Candida Reiner-Ma
thematics — A.B., Tal
ladega College; B.S.,
Asheville College; M.S.,
Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute
Kenneth Lee Warsh -
Physics — B.S., Notre
Dame University; M.A.,
Notre Dame University;
Ph.D., Florida State Uni
versity
Three former members
of the faculty are returning
this year.
Gerodo Mack Ebanks is
returning after a year’s
leave of absence in which
he received the doctor of
letters and philosophy de
gree from the University
of Madrid.
James Edward Haines is
returning after setting up
a program of health and
physical education at the
University of Nigeria.
Wendell P. Whalum re
turns after a two years’
leave of absence.
The Maroon Tiger and
the student body are very
happy to welcome these
persons to the Morehouse
College family.
Wilson Fallin
dent body, the total num
ber of enrolled men re
present some 30 odd states,
the District of Columbia,
and foreign countries.
They Were Selected
Scholastically, the class
of *67 is well represented.
Its members include ten
Merrill Scholars, ten Field
Scholars, one Compton
Scholar, and several other
persons with scholarship
grants varying in amounts.
Among the persons re
ceiving some of the above
mentioned scholarship
grants are fifteen persons
who were admitted before
they were graduated from
high school, due to their
exceptional performances
on standardized tests and
their excellent high school
records. Persons who were
granted early admission
are Benjamin Ward, Ala
bama State College La
boratory High School,
Montgomery, Alabama; Sa
vage Whisenhurt, Cobb
Avenue High School, Annis
ton, Alabama; Isaac Green,
Alabama State Laboratory
High School, Montgomery,
Alabama; Fred Ranson,
Cobb Avenue High School,
Anniston, Alabama; Tho
mas Robinson, St. Peter
Claner High School, San
Antonio, Texas; Elwyte
Gardner, St. Francis High
School, Greenwood, Mis
sissippi; Robbie Dix, III,
Allendale Training High
School, Allendale, South
Carolina; Allen Carter,
Carver High School, Mid
land, Texas; David Bar
nett, Townsend Park High
School, Pine Bluff, Arkan
sas; Albert Jackson, Car
ver High School, Dothan,
Alabama; George Brown,
Coswell County High
School, Yanceyville, North
Carolina; and Stephen
Johnson , Blake High
School, Tampa, Florida.
THE AFRICAN CHARACTER
First Semester, 1963-64 Academic Year
Lecture Schedule: The Faculty Seminar
Moderator: Arthur C. Banks, Jr., Department of History & Political Science, More
house College
Sept. 24 AFRICA AND THE ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES
Oct. 1 AN OVERVIEW OF AFRICAN CULTURE
James L. Gibbs, Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota
‘Oct. 8 THEORIES ABOUT PRE-HISTORIC SOCIETIES: AFRICA
Elliott P. Skinner, Department of Anthropology, Columbia University
Oct. 15 THE GEOGRAPHY OF AFRICA
Harm J. de Blij, Department of Geography, Michigan State University
Oct. 22 THE LANGUAGES OF AFRICA
Hubert Ross, Department of Sociology, Atlanta University
Oct. 29 THE RACES AND PEOPLES OF TRIBAL AFRICA
Lionel Newsom, Department of Sociology, Morehouse College
*Nov. 5 THE ARTS OF AFRICA
Roy Sieber, Departmetn of Fine Arts, Indiana University
‘Nov. 12 MUSIC AS A MODE OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR: THE MUSIC OF AFRICA
Alan Merriam, Department of Anthropology, Indiana University
*Nov. 19 AFRICAN LITERATURE
Finley Campbell, Department of English, Morehouse College
Sponsored jointly by the Non-Western Program and the Book Review Program of the School of Library
Service of Atlanta University.
Nov. 26 SLAVERY IN AFRICAN CIVILIZATION
Melvin Kennedy, Department of History & Political Science, Morehouse College
Dec. 3 AFRICAN RELIGION
Arthur C. Banks, Jr., Moreohuse College
Dec. 10 SEMINAR DISCUSSION
Dec. 17 SEMINAR DISCUSSION
‘Jan. 7 URBAN PROBLEMS OF AFRICA
Adelaide C. Hill, The African Studies Program, Boston University
Jan. 14 THEORIES ABOUT THE AFRICAN CHARACTER
Horace Mann Bond, Dean, School of Education, Atlanta University
Lectures will be given on Tuesdays at 8:00 P.M. in the Alvin H. Lane Lounge, The Health and Physical Educa
tion Building of Morehouse College, Fair and Ashby Sts., S.W. Open only to Seminar members, selected
undergraduate and graduate students, and interested professional personnel.
*Will deliver a public lecture on the following day in Dean Sage Hall, Atlanta University, 8:00 P.M. The
public is cordially invited to attend.
'New Way’ To Give Up Smoking
No Harrowing Than A Bad Cold