University of Virginia Library

Inconsistency

While reading the "Honor
System Issue" of the C.D. last
Monday, I became particularly
interested in the article
concerning the future of
students who are expelled for
the commission of honor
offenses. I was pleased to see
that the Honor Committee
makes a positive effort to place
convicted students in other
academic institutions.

To me, however, there is an
incredible inconsistency
between an Honor Committee
that expels a student for an
"intolerable act" and then
writes a letter to other
reputable academic institutions
stating that an Honor
Committee member was
impressed by the students
"strength of character", that
while "he cannot be
readmitted to this
University he can make a
significant contribution within
another University community,
both to his advantage and to
that of the University to which
he is admitted", that he is not
a "bad person". If the
convicted student is of such
line character, then I feel that
he is good enough to remain in
this community