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RULES FOR HONOR SYSTEM, 



The folloiving Rules have been adopted by the School of Mines of Colutnbia University: 



The honor system is defined as a sys- 

 tem embracing student control of con- 

 ckict of examinations. 



ARTICLE L 



Section i. This system shall apply to 

 all examinations in the courses given in 

 the Engineering Schools. 



Section 2. Fraud in examination shall 

 consist of any attempt to receive assist- 

 ance from written or printed aids, ex- 

 cept as specified by department, or from 

 any person or his paper ; or any attempt 

 to gain assistance, whether the one so 

 doing has completed his paper or not. 

 Tliis rule shall hold within and without 

 the examination-room during the entire 

 time in which the examination is in 

 progress. 



Section 3. Each student must, in or- 

 der to make his examination or any 

 other written work done on paper in the 

 classroom valid, sign the following state- 

 ment : "I pledge my honor that I have 

 neither given nor received aid in this 

 examination (or exercise)." 



ARTICLE II. 



Approval of this Constitution implies 

 that: 



Section i. The presence of proctors at 

 examinations is hereby discontinued. It 

 is understood, however, that the instruc- 

 tor shall remain in the examination- 

 room for such a length of time as is 

 necessary for him to answer any ques- 

 tions that may arise. 



Section 2. All examinations held dur- 

 ing the term shall be announced one 

 week prior to the date on which they 

 are to be held. 



Section 3. During the examination 

 each student shall have perfect freedom 

 of action and conversation, provided he 

 does not annoy, aid, interfere with the 

 work of others, or refer in any way to 

 the subject of the examination. 



Section 4. The honor system commit- 

 tee shall have power to make special rul- 

 ings governing the conduct of students 

 during examinations, especially relating 

 to unnecessary conversations, smoking, 

 and unwarranted liberties taken by the 

 students which, in the opinion of the 

 honor committee, are detrimental to the 

 system. The honor committee may rec- 

 ommend to the Faculty suitable pun- 

 ishment for violation of these rules. 



ARTICLE III. 



Section i. The honor system commit- 

 tee shall consist of at least five members 

 elected from each class. Each member 

 shall serve on the committee until his 

 successor is appointed by his class. The 

 president of each class shall be ex-officio, 

 a member of this committee. 



Section 2. The chairman and secre- 

 tary of the committee shall be elected 

 by the members of the committee. 



Section 3. The honor system com- 

 mittee shall deal with all cases involving 

 the violation of the honor system. 



