University of Virginia Library

Spirit Defeated

Mr. Friedman said that he
thought "the spirit of the
Honor System has slowly been
defeated in the past few years.
The Honor Committee itself
has added to this defeat by not
expanding to meet the
problems caused by expansion
of the University" which
makes proper functioning
the system more difficult.

Evidence of bureaucratic
solutions for the purpose of
efficiency that abuse students
rights under the Honor System
are the erection of a wall
between Open Square cafeteria
and Contract, the present
vouching system, and the
Newcomb Hall Bookstore
policy of not accepting books
returned without a receipt,
Mr. Friedman charged.

He advocated a position of
"abusing some of this
efficiency" and providing
"workable alternatives" which
honor student privileges
accorded under the system.