University of Virginia Library

'Editorializing'

The tirade launched by your
editorial staff against Mr.
Schennkkan is disgraceful and
despicable in every respect. He
should be commended for his
courage and frankness, rather that
condemned for what you call his
"consistent failure to consider the
issues in anything but the most
pragmatic terms." Pragmatism, if
anything is a virtue that has been
buried too long in the quagmire of
tradition and conservatism
surrounding the University.

The editors should have
restricted their comments to the
subject matter that they repudiated
in the opening of the harangue
against Mr. Schenkkan. That is, "to
consider editorially the various
issues and aspects of the Honor
System." It is the duty of the
editors to evaluate the issues, not to
castigate their proponents.

The Cavalier Daily should
publicly apologize to Mr.
Schenkkan for their irresponsible
and defamatory comments, and
desist from such "editorializing" in
the future.