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EDITORIALS. 203 S it'it of When the honor system in examinations was adopted a tt c °. year ago this question was ashed : “ Shall this apply to Honor Systems. ,, , .. A , , , J the class-room as well as to exams.? The reply was : ‘ ‘ legally, no ; as no pledge would be required in recitation ; but for the success of the system— to carry out the spirit— yes. ” It is this spirit, a healthy popular sentiment, which gives strength to all honor systems. It has been well urged that an honorable man is always on his honor, pledge or no pledge. But the dishonorable man, though he care not a straw for pledges, will not dare to cheat, because he knows popular sentiment is against him. Thus far the honor system in exams, to all appearances has worked well. But how about the class-rooms? (No, we can’ t stop our twaddle about honor and honorable men. When some men do not hesitate to recite from open books there is need for twaddle. The iron is hot.) Justice demands fair play. She cannot allow one man to earn, and another man to steal his way through college. When we talk of adopting new honor systems let us see that the spirit of those which we have is not violated. Every man is free to denounce such violations, in private or in public, in class-room itself or even in his college paper. *** W hat is an essay? A trial. It is customary at this Prize Essays, season of the year to encourage competition for the various prizes, especially essay prizes. While there are not enough laurels to go around, yet there are any number of honorable mentions which the committee is very willing to give for honest efforts, which, in absence of a better, would have obtained a prize. You may be a good essayist and not know it. It is often the careful study o f a subject which wins rather than the quick dash of the ready penman. Under-classmen especially are urged to take advantage of the chances offered to them. Next year you will have more chances ; but you will never have more time for beginning than the present. “ A sound mind in a sound body.” There are some Gym. maxims which never wear out. This one is worthy of a Instruction. place over the portal of every college. Athletic teams are deserving of great encouragement; they do much for the college ; hut they cannot develop the physique of the ordinary student. He