1903-04 Volume 28 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

378 THE SCROLL.in private transactions. Those who have not tried thehonor system do not realize how much more decent it is torely upon a man's individual moral responsibility. It isabsurd to pretend to train men for the great duties of life inwhich integrity is of the very essence of success, and at thesame time treat them as unworthy of trust and confidence.An appeal to one's manhood begets an honest response. Wewould safely claim that for every abuse of the honor systemthere are many more acts of dishonesty resulting from a lowsense of responsibility which is caused by watching and spying.The co-operation of students is more terrible to theoffender than the vigilance of the instructors. The developmentof a spirit of careful right dealing in a student body,accompanied with a determination to enforce it with swiftpunishment, exerts a moral pressure upon each individualthat leaves its enduring mark. The unity in honorable conductguaranteed by the honor system is one of the finestfoundations of development that any institution can lay. Wetrust that the honor system, so successful wherever it hasbeen tried, will be universally adopted, and in its extensionand successful maintenance college fraternities can and shouldsubserve a noble purpose.AN excellent article from the Caduceus of K 2 is reprintedin this issue because it points-out some fine principles thatwe should not forget in our relations with the non-fraternitymen. We have lately heard of some fierce contests with thiselement and we are sure that they are due to' misunderstandingsthat would not exist if the proper relations were maintainedbetween Greeks and non-Greeks. The blame for thehostility of those without the camp is generally first uponthem, but it is too often true that fraternity men take nopains to cultivate the proper relations with them and rid themof prejudices which they may have very naturally imbibed.We commend this article especially to all of our chaptersthat may not be in a state of perfect peace and amity withthose outside the Hellenic fold.