Word: systemic
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...blame in what is clearly a case of divided inadvertencies has little point, particularly in this admittedly extraordinary instance. Undergraduates find little fault with the conduct of examinations at Harvard in such matters of principle as the question of the honor system. Certain of its mechanics, however, are rather less than satisfactory. There is something about the proctor who giggles over the examination paper just before the official moment of release, who never has the ink at hand, or who is unprepared for a request of second bluebooks during a three hour examination, that sicklies over with the pale cast...
...Rockne style was introduced at North Carolina three years ago and the system has had ample time to take root and become thoroughly acclimated. Each year the teams have been stronger, and indications are that this year's aggregation, with eleven veteran letter men as a nucleus, should be the first full-fledged product of the Collins version of Rockne's touted system of turning out wining football teams...
...Honor System Not Used...
Perhaps a word as to the reason for the existence of the proctorial system at Harvard may not be malapropos. In short, the success of an honor system invariably depends upon solidarity of student opinion, which in turn presupposes a unified undergraduate body. At Harvard neither exists. The experiments with honor systems at certain other large universities have often been far from successful, and have shown that all concerned are much happier with proctors in charge of examinations...
...team are to be chosen in future from candidates of the Junior class, since it has been found that seniors are generally too busy, with divisional examinations in prospect, to afford as much time to managerial duties as is desirable. It is pointed out also that under the new system the manager in office will be in a position always to receive valuable aid and advice from an experienced predecessor who will be on hand to help him. These appear to be the chief reasons advanced to explain this innovation in managerial policy,--an innovation which, provided it works well...