University of Virginia Library

Misrepresentation

In reply to Mr. Stephen M.
Johnson's letter on March 21
concerning the Vanderbilt
Honor System, I would like to
suggest that Mr. Johnson
confine his remarks to his own
personal experiences rather
than condemn the entire
Vanderbilt Honor System
because of the remarks of a few
of his friends.

Statements such as
"Plagiarism is expected and
even condoned" are an outright
misrepresentation. Contrary to
Mr. Johnson's opinion, the
University of Virginia does not
have a patent on a workable
honor code.

I attended Vanderbilt
University for four years; and
from my observations, Mr.
Drew Gardner's article on the
Vanderbilt Honor System is an
accurate account of both the
mechanics and the intent of
Vanderbilt's system.