Word: honored
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Concern about the honor code's effectiveness ultimately prompted a student-faculty committe to examine the system in 1954, says Radcliffe's archivist, Jeanne Knowles. The committee concluded that "...in the academic sphere, the honor system is ineffectual as a guide to conduct at the present time...
...everyone agreed with the committee's findings. A Radcliffe News article in February, 1954 reported that "Not one of the 10 Radcliffe proctors when questioned said she had ever since any cheating in an exam... They felt unanimously that there was no cause for abolishing the honor system...
...proctored exams were reintroduced in 1955, although students were also expected to report each other's violations. "There was still the general idea that you were on your honor and should report cheating," Knowles says. "It gradually eroded because the reporting process didn't work...
...reporting rule was eliminated in 1958. Although the honor system was never formally abolished, it gradually faded away. By 1962, the student handbook no longer reported that it existed...
...Honor Code Schools Ratio of Cases Per Students Annapolis 1:218 Dartmouth 1:342 Hamilton 1:107 Haverford 1:119 Mount Holyoke 1:209 Stanford 1:505 Virginia ** 1:314 West Point 1:197 Wellesley ** 1:288 William and Mary...