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All members of the organization are those who are matriculated in the University and it is the duty of each student, as a member of this organization, to report all forms of dishonesty to the Executive Committee.
The purpose of the organization as stated before is to morally uplift the University, but all dishonorable conduct on the part of students, as defined by this organization, committed without the precincts of the University does not come under the control of the Honor System.
If conditions like the above should arise where a general odium was placed on the institution, the Executive Committee could have power to try such cases, provided by-laws governing the same had been passed by the student body. It is in this connection that the constitution of this University differs essentially from that of other constitutions of other Universities. It covers all cheating during tests and examinations and gives the right to the student body to make by-laws governing dishonorable conduct. These by-laws must be passed by two-thirds vote of the student body. In this way dishonorable conduct is defined by the students, which obviates any possibility of the Executive Committee making such by-laws as they choose and of exerting too much power.
By-laws governing the dishonorable conduct of young ladies are to be passed by a two-thirds vote of the young ladies of the institution before becoming effective. The same is true with regard to the by-laws governing the young men.
When charges are brought against a student for any form of dishonorable conduct, ecxept that of cheating, if the of-
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fender be a young lady she shall be tried by the young lady members of the Executive Committee and if a young man, by the male members of the Committee. Those offenses, however, which come under the by-laws governing tests and examinations are to be considered by all the members of the Executive Committee as a body.
The degree of the offense for all cases other than that for cheating on examinations is left to the discretion of the Committee, but the offense for cheating is fixed by the constitution as punishable by expulsion.
If the accused believes that he has not been given a fair trial he is given the right to defend himself and submit the case to an impartial jury.
Examinations believed by the student to be unfair and unreasonably difficult may be reported to the Committee, who act with the President of the University in deciding the merits of the case.
The Executive Committee is composed of students chosen from the classes, it being specified that one young lady representative from each class shall be elected to the Committee.
The President and Secretary of the Committee are members of the Senior class, the latter being a young lady. The Vice President must be a young man from the Junior class. Each class is duly represented.
By the effectual working of this system there cannot but be an era of good feeling for the University.
May the future be the halcyon days.
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