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MANAGING EDITOR
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or examination. In other words, the
honor Spirit was entirely disregard-
ed. Under this system, the literary
college faculty as a whole, could no
Iemnstrate their confidence in the
student body except in patches. Work-
'u.: under such conditions, the stu-
dents would not be able to develo
the spirit, the understanding tha
makes for the greatest success of an
Honor System.
Under no circumstances should an
Honor System be installed unless the
student body wants it, and wants i
quite badly. But once they want it
and ask for it, they should not be
given hap-hazard doses that are guar-
anteed to stifle all enthusiasm.
"You have asked for the Honor
System; we trust you, and it is now
in your hands completely." That is
one way a faculty could look at the
matter. "You want the Honor Sys-
tem; you are trustworthy in smal
groups where you can watch one an-
other. You may be trusted there.'
That is another way of looking at it
In addition to the question of whether
a large or small group of students is
the more trustworthy, there is the
fact that honor examinations are
needed and would be more beneficial
in the large classes.
The value of a successful Honor
System is a settled issue. The opin-
ions of faculty members were pub-
lished in The Daily yesterday on the
advisability of instituting such a
scheme at the University. There re-
main two final methods of learning the
facts. The first is to seek information
from schools where the plan is now
in force. Princeton ' and Virginia
graduates apparently have nothing
but praise for it, while graduates of
schools without the system are un-
certain. The second method is to try
it here, making sure that what is
being tested is the honor System.
RELIGION
-Religion, which is usually mention-
ed in hushed tones in the presence of
mixed groups, was given a more or
less thorough airing by Presid'ent
Little Friday night, which airing has
brought forth unlimited comment
from many sources, not primarily be-
cause the persons so commenting are
in positions to speak authoritatively,
but because it seems inherently wrong
to them for any public man, and least
of alltthe president of a state uiver-
sity, to go so far as to mention, spe-
cifically any religion, especially in a
light that might be construed as
detrimental.
And yet these people expect religion
to .become an active, motivating part.
of human life,-and they expect that
from the religions that "were good
enough for their fathers," but which,
to a large extent, fail to meet the re-
quirements of the modern mind.
The suggestidns made by President
Little, whichwould; ventally, lead
to the development of some form
which would suit the ideals of the
present day, are the suggestions of a
man who believes that religion as an
institution is something worthy of an
effort to maintain, the suggestions of
a man who sees too much good in re-
ligion to allow it to be relegated to
the exclusive use of the "old folks.'
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Night Editor-SMITH H. CADY, JR.
-1 CAMPUS OPINION
SAnonymous communications will be
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"THOU' SHALT NOT SQUEAL"
To the Editor:
Basking in the sunlight of an ideal-
istic attitude, and ignoring, to a large
extent, the cold facts of the matter,
those members of the faculty who
t contributed their ideas to the sym-
posium on the Honor System printed
- by The Daily Saturday morning, and
the holder of the fellowship in cre-
r ative arts, Mr. Jesse Lynch Williams,
who, it seems, started the present re-
vival of the discussion, have been
largely in favor of the introduction of
the system in the literary college.
j They believe, or profess to believe,
- that the scheme will work-that the
students, provided the initiative comes
from leaders of their own organiza-
tions, will suddenly become conscious
3 of the responsibility placed upon
them, and forsake the evil methods
which they have used to "outwit" the
professors in the semi-annual con-
tests, in the form of bluebooks, in the
past. A wonderful spirit of coopera-
tion is to settle upon the compus, and
students and teachers will join in
making examinations expositions of
pure knowledge, untainted by the use
of notes, whispered consultations
with the fraternity brother in the
next seat, and all the other devices
that are the curse of the present sys-
tem. - Not only is each student ex-
pected to reform himself, but he is to
aid materially in the reformation of
the more backward of his classmates,
by rising majestically in the exami-
nation room and proclaiming drama-
tically, "There is cheating going on
here.". Awed by this exhibition of
moral righteousness, offenders will
be lured back to the straight and nar-
row path--or else will be reported to
a student honor committee.
And this honor committee will con-
sider the matter, listen to testimony
of other students who are willing to
condemn their classmates, and recom-
I mend some punishment for the man
who is unlucky enough to be made an
examle of. And after a few repti-
ions of this procedure, it is expected
that. the students will see the folly
of "bucking the system" and, per-
force, banish entirely any idea of
cheating on an examination at the
university of Michigan.
Theoretically, their reasoning is
perfect; practically, it is absurd. In
a small school, or in a professional
college where the students are, in
reality, imbued with a thirst for
knowledge, it is not impossible; but
in the literary college of the Univer-
sity of Michigan, composed of a
heterogeneous amalgamation of every
type of student imaginable, a large
percentage of whom are attending
college in order to "kill" four years
before entering business, :and to ac-
quire the social polish of a university
man, and most of whom are more in-
terested in the mark they get than
the amount of knowledge they com-
press into the very small space con-
tained in their brains, it is hopeless.
Students have a queer mental atti-
tude on the question of honor in ex-
aminations. The man who is scrupu-
lously honest in his dealings with his
fellows will not be bothered at all by
the thought of taking a few carefully
prepared notes to his examination-
it is regarded as a contest, with the
odds on the side of the faculty, and a
good grade as a reward for success-
fully answering the required ques-
tions. That is the chief obstacle to
the workings of an Honor System, but
it is almost equaled by a second-that
unwritten code of men everywhere-.
"Thou shalt not squeal." To be pun-
ished, ,a man must be reported by his
fellow students-and in an honor ex-
amination, the cheater can rest as-
sured that very few of his classmates
are of the type that will report him.
And the man who does "tell tales,"
instead of being praised for his virtu-
ous action, is more liable to be cen-
sured by campus opinion.
The authorities claim that there is
cheating going on under the present
system, and therefore the Honor Sys-
tem, despite its obvious disadvantages,
would not be any worse and therefore
should be tried. Why not try the
easier solution-stricter proctoring?!
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TODAY: The Faculty Concert
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"GREAT CATHERINE"I
Concluding a run of eight perform-I
ances in Ann Arbor, and with capa-
city houses at each, "Great Catherine"
was given for the last time in Ann
Arbor prior to eighteen presentations
on the road. These facts are signifi-
cant. In the first place "Great Cath-
erine" has had the longest {run of any
campus dramatic production ever pre-
sented. In the second place it is theI
first dramatic achievement ever to be
taken outside of Ann Arbor on a tour
of two states. Moreover it was theI
first production ever to necessitate
the turning away of patrons at every
performance, and it is almost certain
that several performances in additionI
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There have been proposals that
-we should abandon our present
method of' regulating electrical
public utilities through local State
authorities and substitute a sys-
tem of Federal centralized con-
trol. Regulation together with
progress and high skill in indus-
try is providing electricity at pre-
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HONOR IN PATCHES
Michigan, in 1921, established what
the people connected with it were
pleased to call an "honor system." It
did not fail in its ends, but it died a
s-peedy death from lack of nourish-
ment.
The present discussion and interest
in another Honor System for exami-
nations presages another attempt to
install that institution here, but all
the work, pleading, and enthusiasm of
those favorable to such a plan will
be wasted unless the outstanding les-
son of the first failure is borne in
nmind. That lesson is that an Honor
System can npt work in patches; it
mst be unified or it will collapse.
the Medical school tried the Honor
S:stem, and reports indicate that the
h:ighest point of its success have been
S:lized since a uniform plan has
.i:ained for the whole school as a
unit. Likewise the engineering col-
lege hats found success.
W'hen the Honor System was tried
in the literary college five years ago,
Cbe weaknesses of the plan were1
(bVious, and the prompt passing of
the attempt was fortunate. In the
first plice, it was argued that by start-
ing with small sections of the upper
class courses, a "transitional stage"
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MUsIC
AND
DRAMA
The President's mathematical clas-
sification of the different sects, in-
stead of being an attack on those
bodies that had a low percentage, was
merely an attempt to correlate
I thought and progress with religious
progression, and to illustrate the fact
that religion, as such, has not, as
yet, been discarded by a rapidly ad-
vancing world. Rther than as de-
rogatory, the facts and figures pre-
sented may well be taken as a great
compliment to those religious educa-
tors who have sensed the decadence
of the old religious forms and ideals,
and have had the courage and liber-
to experiment.
New thoughts and ideals are al-
ways ushered in by the persecution of
their proponents, either actual or
spiritual. Perhaps we are on the
verge of a religious renaissance, per-
haps the present generation is to wit-j
ness the leveling of the many pre-.
vailing sects to a common plane, a
common idealism a n d religious
thought. Such a thing is not impos-j
sible. Men have been named saints
for foreseeing such things,-need
others be subjected to scathing criti-
cism, even though their prophecies
prove groundless?
Religion can only be a vital part of
human life as it is recognized and ad-
mitted as such. Treated as something
apart, to be ignored except on state
occasion, and never to be criticized,
it loses its greatest opportumity for
effect, its only chance for continued
life.
Amy Loomis
Catherine II in Bernard Shaw's
"Great Catherine"
could be given if the rehearsals for
"You Never Can Tell," also by Ber-
nard Shaw, and the next offering of
Comedy Club to be given directly
after Spring vacation, did not inter-
fere.
In short it marks a new epoch in
the dramatic history of the Univer-
sity. No longer do the theater lovers
of the campus have to rely on rare
production at the Whitney for their
dramatic pabulum. "Great Catherine"
has shown that a campus production
can be made as interesting, as well-
nigh professional, as any that could
be brought from Detroit, as the re-
cent comparison of the student pro-
duction of "Why Marry?" and the
professional presentation of "Why
Not?" will prove.
* -V. C. W.
THE PLAYERS CLUB
There will be a meeting of the
Players club on Tuesday evening on
the fourth floor of Angell hall at 8:15I
o'clock. Members are urged to be
present.
CERCLE FIIANCAIS
The following history of the pro-
ductions of the Cercle Francais is of
interest in view of the fact that as the
twentieth annual production "Maitre
Pathelin" by Moinaux and "Les Deux'
Dourds" from the old French will be
given Tuesday, April 6, in the Mimes
theater:
1907-Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
.Moliere
1908-L'Avare ................ Moliere
1909-Le Barbier de Seville.....
.Beaumarchais
1910-Le Malade Imaginaire.. Moliere
1911-Les Precieuses Ridicules..
.Moliere{
Les Romanesques .... Rostand
1912-Le Monde ou l'on s'ennuie
.Pailleron
1913-Les Fourberies de. Scapin. .
.Moliere
1914-L'Assaut............Bernstein
1915-La Poudre Aux Yeux.
............Labiche et Martin
Il faut qu'une porte soit
ouverte ou ferimee......Musset
1916-Miquette et sa mere......
..............Flers et Caillavet
1917-Les Pattes de Mouche..Sardou
1918-Le Retour Imprevu.....Reguard
L'Avocat Patelin .........
............Brueys et Pala prat
1919-Nos Intimes! ........... Sardou
1920-L'Ami Fritz ..............
. .........Erckmann-Chatrian
1921-Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
.Moliere
1922-La Belle Aventure........
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All the wives in a Russian village
recently went out on strike and suc-
ceeded in getting their husbands to
mend their ways. VNhat happened to
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100 students, as is frequently the case
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