The Battalion
Published Weekly by the Students’
Association of the Agricultural
and Mechanical College
of Texas.
SENIOR PROIVJ.
Seniors
Honor Visiting Young La
dies.
Editor-in-Chief
ROY F. RUDOLPH
Associate Editor-in-chief
C. E. MARIS
Business Manager
HY LOU WIEN, JR.
Assistant Business Managers
T. G. HUTH
A. G. WILSON
Assistant Editors
CAESAR HORN
R. M. LEVY
Exchange Editor
CLAUDE WILSON
Society Reporter
B. E. GIESECKE
Alumni Editor
F. J. SKEELER, ’10
Entered •■•s second-class matter at
College Station, Texas, Feb
ruary 17, 1905.
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College Station, Texas, Dec. 2, 1910.
THE HONOR SYSTEM.
For the knowledge of the new stu
dents it might be well to explain the i dances could be secured.
The Shirley Club house was the
scene of the first class prom in many
years last Saturday evening. The Se
nior Class members were hosts to the
visiting young ladies of the Campus
and Bryan. Had the class been able
to secure the Mess hall the affair
would have been formal. Taking into
consideration the size of the Shirley
House dancing hall it was decided
best to have an informal prom.
By 8:30 p. m. about thirty-five
couples had assembled on the floor.
A popular air was rendered by the
Harris orchestra while the dancers
arranged themselves in line for the
grand march, W. P. Briscoe and Miss
Jamison, of Palestine, leading the
enthusiastic column of merry-makers.
The figures 1911 and others were
formed before programs were handed
the participants by Mrs. J. M. Car-
son, Jr., and Cadet Jesse B. Crum.
Upon receiving programs the gentle
men favored their fair partners by
dancing to the west exteremity of the
hall where all began a zealous quest
of their acquaintances with whom
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honor system which was established
by the students of this College sev
eral yeais ago, and which has been
a factor in sustaining the weaker
bi'ethren when they were tempted to
borrow knowledge from their wiser
neighbors in the examination room.
The honor system binais every man
in the student body to refrain from
cheating on examination or in quiz
zes. It binds every student to lend
his assistance in keeping the cheat
ing evil eradicated. Each student is
a committee of one to report any vio
lation of the honor system to the pres
ident of the student council. The
honor system holds that no student
should copy work that he hands into
an instructor as his own work. This
is nearly as bad as . borrowing an
other’s work in the examination room
and turning it in as his own work.
As in all other Colleges cheating
is a very serious offense and is pun
The programs were quite plain and
unique. The covers were white, bear
ing a top and two side views in gold
of the A. and M. Senior ring.
The decorations, though not rich
and magnificent, were novel and ideal
for the occasion. Green and white
bunting, the class colors, were inter
laced and festooned among the beams
of the ceiling. On the opposite wall
to the right of the entrance stood a
large ’Varsity “T” of orange, veiled
with black crepe. The panels sur
rounding the walls were thrown into
prominence by crossed sabres and
1911 pennants. A number of Harri
son Fishers most beautiful girl pic
tures were promiscious among the va
rious noteworthy sketches.
The Harris. orchestra of Bryan ren
dered twenty-four popular Valtzes and
two steps, exclusive of several ofl-
program extras.
The reception hall was tastefully
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ished by expulsion, there is no com- j arranged in its many details and pfo-
promise with the one who cheats. j vided a retreat for the dancers dur-
The student council composed of ; ing intermissions,
members elected from the different | As the speedy hands of the detest-
classes of the college sits * in judg- ed hall clock neared the midnight
ment on matters of violation of the j hour the orchestra began the strains
honor system, and has the support of j of "Home, Sweet Home.” Two mim
the faculty, which body expels when 1 utes before Sunday morning the hall
the council recommends expulsion at : was deserted and the merry crowd
ter asking a malfactor to resign. going their various ways.
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