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Honor System Changes

3. The Honor Committee shall consist of the
Presidents of the ten Schools of the
University. In the case of the absence of any
member of this Committee in any of its
functions, the next highest officer in the
School of such absent member shall act in
his place, ranking in the following order —
President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer
and Historian.

3. The Honor Committee shall consist of the
Presidents of the ten Schools of the
University. During an Honor trial the
Vice-President of the School of which the
accused is a member shall constitute the
eleventh member of the Committee. In the
case of the absence of any member of this
Committee, the next highest officer in the
school of such absent member shall act in
his place, the officers ranking in the
following order — President, Vice-President,
Secretary-Treasurer and Historian.

4. On the trial of a case, the President of the
School of which the accused is a member
shall act as Chairman. He shall be joined by
the Vice-President of the School of the
accused and by an officer from each of the
nine remaining Schools, except in the case
of absence, to compose an eleven-member
Committee before whom the trial shall be
held. The trial shall be recorded in order to
have an accurate record of the proceedings.
This record shall be in the custody of the
Honor Committee and it shall be their duty
to see that it is properly stored from year to
year.

4. On the trial of a case, the President of the
School of which the accused is a member
shall act as Chairman. The trial shall be
recorded in order to have an accurate record
of the proceedings. This record shall be in
the custody of the Honor Committee and it
shall be their duty to see that it is properly
stored from year to year.

5. At the trial before the Honor Committee,
both sides may be represented by counsel
from the student body. Such counsel shall
have the privilege of examining the witnesses
with relation to the facts of the case.
The accused shall be at liberty to say what
he chooses in his own defense, but shall not
be required to incriminate himself. Witnesses
in the case are, of course, upon their
honor to disclose all pertinent facts.

5. At the trial before the Honor Committee,
both sides may be represented by counsel
from the study body, but not otherwise.
Such counsel shall have the privilege of
examining the witnesses with relation to the
facts of the case. The accused shall be at
liberty to say what he chooses in his own
defense, but shall not be required to
incriminate himself. Witnesses in the case
are, of course, upon their honor to disclose
all pertinent facts.

10. From a verdict of guilty at the original
trial, a further appeal may be granted only
upon a showing of good cause. Any person
seeking a further appeal for good cause shall
appear before a Committee composed of
one officer from each school who did not
serve on the original trial and shall state his
grounds for appeal. If a majority of those
present on this Committee believe that the
stated grounds constitute good cause, and
shall so cast their votes in a secret ballot, an
appeal shall be granted. If, as a result of
granting an appeal, a re-trial is necessary, the
case shall be re-tried before this second
Committee. A case may always be re-opened
upon the production of substantial new
evidence bearing directly on the question of
guilt.

10. From the decision of the Honor
Committee there shall be no appeal except
as described below. In no case, however, can
the decision be appealed to anyone outside
the student body of the University of
Virginia.

Point 11 from the Blue Sheet has been
eliminated and incorporated into Point 10
of the changed procedure.

11. A case resulting in a verdict of guilty
may be re-opened only upon the production
of new evidence bearing directly on the
question of guilt.. Any person seeking to
re-open a case shall appear before the Honor
Committee and state the nature of the
evidence. The Committee shall then consider
whether the evidence is sufficiently
relevant to warrant a re-trial. If a case is
re-opened, it shall be entirely re-tried.