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Western College: Honor System; 1952-1974; Box 1

1 Box)

Folder 1: Honor System of the Western College for Women – History

· “The Honor System” Heading Page ( · “ Honor System- Western College ” December 2, 1952

· “ Western College Honor System” Paper

· Explanation of the Proposal for Re-Interpretation of The Honor System with Proposal for Revision of the Honor System and Letter to Junior and Sophomore Counselors and Government Association Officers from Phyllis Hoyt, March 4, 1965

· Recommendations, March 14, 1969

· “The Honor System of Western College ” October 1959

· Memo on the revised “Honor Statement”

· Notes on Honor System with Smith College revision

· Information on the Code of Honor of Western College

· “Editorial: Honor System,” The Williams Record, Friday, October 14, 1960

· Compilation of the Honor System Discussions March 1963

· “ Western College Honor System”

· First Meeting Notes, March 11, 1965

· Note with attached current wording of the proposal, 3/19

· “Proposal for Revision of The Honor System”

· Scraps of the Honor System Handbook (includes various notes made)

· Note reading “The information attached is from Phyllis Hoyt’s book Where The Peonies Bloomed: A Memoir of My Years at Western College” with attached pages from book

Folder 2: Honor System and the College Government

· Transcript of Remarks at A Special College Government Association Meeting by Dean Phyllis Hoyt, November 6, 1957

· First Government Association Meeting, October 6, 1949 Minutes

· College Government Association, Honor System Discussion, February 20, 1958 Notes

· College Government Association, Honor System Discussion, February 27, 1958 Notes

· College Government Association, Honor System Discussion, March 3, 1958 Notes

· College Government Association, Honor System Discussion, March 10, 1958 Notes

· College Government Association, Honor System Discussion, March 24, 1958 Notes

· College Government Association Judiciary Recommendation to the Faculty, Report of General Discussion, May 5, 1958

· Transcript of Remarks at A Special College Government Association Meeting by Dean Phyllis Hoyt, May 7, 1958

· Memorandum to Helen Jemison from Mary Ashby Cheek, Re: Student Government and College Government, October 29, 1958

· Government Association Special Meeting February 26, 1963 by Phyllis Hoyt, Dean of Students

· Questions from Freshman Conference, October 17, 1963

· College Government Association Notes, 1967?

· 1964-65 Government Association Information

· Government Association Meeting Remarks by Phyllis Hoyt, April 28, 1965

· Government Association Talk by Phyllis Hoyt

· GA Ballot May 28, 1969 with attached notes

· Letter to Friends, Miss Ardis Cameron, Miss Jane Jaffe, from Herrick B. Young, June 13, 1969

· “A Report Given to the Orientation Conference by the Government Association Officers on October 4, 1969 ”

· Note from College Government Association, 5/28/58

· Administrative Council Recommendations, May 6, 1958

· Letter to Junior Counselors, Sophomore Counselors, and Government Association Officers from Phyllis Hoyt, March 4, 1965

· “What are the Educational and Personal Values of The Honor System?” Freshman Conference, November 29, 1951

· Letter to Dr. Spencer from Phyllis Hoyt, March 28, 1969

· Letter to Dr. Spencer from Phyllis Hoyt, April 28, 1969

Folder 3: Honor System - Cabinet Minutes

· Cabinet Minutes, February 24, 1965

· Cabinet Minutes, February 26, 1965

· “Explanation of the Proposal for Re-Interpretation of The Honor System” for discussion at Cabinet

· “Proposal for Revision of The Honor System” revised after G.A. Meeting

· “Explanation of the Proposal for Re-Interpretation of The Honor System” with attached Government Association Talk

· Notes, 5/5/69

Folder 4: Honor System - Correspondence

· Letter to Dr. Herrick B. Young from Alfred L. Vandling, Assoc. Prof. of Biology, March 10, 1955; Honor System Information for Phyllis Hoyt [Three Pages]

· Letter to Miss Hoyt from James S. Kelly, Executive Secretary, College of the Alumni The College of William and Mary in Virginia, April 16, 1963; “I Pledge On My Honor” March 1963;

· Letter to Miss Barrier from Herrick B. Young, 12/21/56 ; Letter to President Herrick B. Young from Margaret A. Barrier, December 2, 1965

· Letter to Miss Hoyt from Andis Pameun, July 6, 1969

· Letter to Miss Hoyt from Anne, October 12; Code of Honor Information from Susan Bassoch 9/30/59

· Letter to Miss Hoyt from Lynne Huggard, Secretary; Code of Honor Information “The Honor System of Western College” March 21, 1960

· Western College Inter-Office Communication to Dean Hoyt from President Young, 11/6/68

· Western College Inter-Office Communication to Ardis Cameron from Miss Brickman, 10/18/68 ; Letter to Ardis from Miss Brickman, October 18, 1968

· Letter to Dean Phyllis Hoyt from William C. Spencer, April 11, 1969

· Letter to Parents of Western College Students from Phyllis Hoyt

· Letter to Dean of the College from Miss Marjory Streich, February 24, 1950 [Regarding Wittenburg]; Letter to Miss Marjory Streich from Phyllis Hoyt, March 7, 1950

· Letter to Helen B. Caine, Dean of Students from Samuel D. Marble, President of Wilmington College, November 21, 1949; Letter to Mr. Samuel D. Marble from Phyllis Hoyt, March 10, 1950

· Letter to Miss Boger and Miss Caryl from Helen B. Caine, April 2, 1942 ; Letter to Dr. Mary Moore Dabney Thomson from Jean Boger and Joan Caryl

Folder 5: Honor System - Drugs and Alcohol

· College Government Association Partial copy of Minutes for the G.A. Meeting, February 19, 1958 [regarding Alcohol regulation]

· Student Survey on Alcohol, 3/26/69 G.A. Meeting; Alcohol Committee Proposals, May 11, 1969

· Letter to Faculty from Dean Hoyt, September 17, 1970 [on inaccuracies of drug statement]; Letter to Student from Phyllis Hoyt, September 1970

· Letter to Miss Ardis C. Cameron from Phyllis Hoyt, July 14, 1969 [regarding alcohol item]

· Quotation and Statement from Government Association Officers

· Recommendation from Govt. Association Cabinet and Inter-dormitory Council to Parliament, Proposal on Use of Alcohol Change, March 1968

· Student survey on Alcohol Comments

· Report from the Parliament Student-Faculty Committee on the Use of Alcohol on Campus, May 12, 1969

Folder 6: Honor System - Men in Rooms and Miami Rules for Students

· Letter to The Western College Community from Dean Hoyt, September 29, 1970

· Letter from Phyllis Hoyt, May 5, 1965

· Letter to Mr. William Beckett from Phyllis Hoyt, March 24, 1969

Folder 7: Honor System - Newspaper Articles, Magazine Articles

· Note to Herrick from Jim, 12/13/64 with “WC Visits Western, Studies Social Honor System,” The Wilmington Monitor

· Letter to Mr. David Sink from Phyllis Hoyt, May 13, 1965

· “ Air Academy ’s Cheating Scandal,” Look, January 24, 1967

· Journal, September 1968

· “Editorial: Honor System,” The Williams Record, Friday, October 14, 1960

Folder 8: Honor System - Proposals to Revise It

· Letter to Dean Hoyt from Ella Weingarten and Vicki Choy, 3/1/67 [regarding committee to revise Honor System]

· Letter to Vicky Choy and Ella Weingarten, Revision of Western College Honor System, from Dean Hoyt, 2/13/67

· “Proposal Concerning the Formation of a Committee to Revise the Western College Honor System” Paper

· Paper on change of Honor System, March 31, Round-Up

· Western College Inter-Office Communication to Miss Hoyt from Vicki Choy, May 22

· “The Honor System of Western College ” with “Suggestions of Committee on Redefinition of the Honor System”

· “Suggestions for the Handbook Committee”

· Letter to Cathy Middleton, Vicki Choy, and Ella Weingarten from Dean Hoyt, Subject: Concerning the proposed Honor System Statement changes, February 27, 1968

· Letter to Cathy Middleton, Vicki Choy, and Ella Weingarten from Dean Hoyt, Subject: Concerning the proposed Honor System Statement changes, February 27, 1968

· Note reading “corrected and edited copy #2” with Western College Inter-Office Communication to Dean Hoyt from Vicki Choy, Subject: Honor System Committee, Friday; Letter to Miss Hoyt from Vicki Choy and Ella Weingarten, February 13, 1968

· “Proposal Concerning the Honor System of Western College ”

· “Explanation”

· “Proposal Concerning the Honor System of Western College ” Rough Draft

· Note on proposal

· Memo to Cindy Van Allen, Barbara Johnson, Ardis Cameron, from President Young, December 5, 1968

· List of Judiciary-House Council, Writing Committee, Dormitory Living, Reporting Clause, Orientation Groups

· Letter to All Students and Faculty, 1969

· Western College Inter-Office Communication to Phyllis Hoyt from Karen Brockmann, Subject: Information on Honor System, Friday; Memo to President Young from Dean Hoyt, 11/25/68

· “Preliminary Report to the G.A. from The Reporting Clause Committee”

· Note reading “1968-69 Discussions and Revisions of “Honor System” Notes

· Preliminary Report of the Judiciary-House Council Committee

· Faculty Meeting Honor System, 12/4/68 Minutes and Notes

· Recommendation, March 14, 1969

· Memo to President Young from Dean Hoyt, 10/7/68

Folder 9: Honor System - Questionnaires

· Questionnaire 1953-1954

· “ Western College Honor System” Form

· Government Association Officers Form Paper with Quote

· Round-Up Questionnaire on Honor System, November 1964

Folder 10: Honor System - Students’ Views

· “Impressions of Honor System from St. Counselors Used as basis of discussion for several years” Paper [Twenty Pages]

· Information about Meeting on October 17 with notes

· Memo to Miss Hoyt, Re: Evaluation of the honor system, from Sue Martin, Undated

· Letter to Dean Hoyt from Susan Talbot, April 4, 1969 ; Letter to Miss Pamela Baldwin, April 7, 1969 ;

· Copy of Letter to Miss Pamela Baldwin from Phyllis Hoyt, April 7, 1969

· Letter to Mr. Lee A. Showalter from Pamela Baldwin and Susan Talbot, April 2, 1969; Letter to Dean Hoyt from Pamela Baldwin, April 4, 1969; Memo to Pam Baldwin and Susan Talbot from Donavon Auble, April 7, 1969

· Letter to Miss Pamela Baldwin and Miss Susan Talbot from Herrick B. Young, April 7, 1969

· Letter to Miss Jane Jaffe, July 14, 1969 ; Letter to Dean Hoyt from Jane, July 5, 1969

· Letter to Miss Diane Kirk from Phyllis Hoyt, August 9, 1949

Dates

  • Creation: 1853-1974

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Conditions Governing Use

Materials do not circulate and are made available in the Miami University Archives.

Extent

1 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

Miami University Archives, King Library, 3rd Floor, Walter Havighurst Special Collections. Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.

Repository Details

Part of the Miami University and Western College Memorial Archives Repository

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