Show I ROLLED KNEES SMOKING STILL RULE R ULE VASSAR POUGHKEEPSIE Dec 7 Minor Minor rules such as those banning smoking smoking smoking ing or the exhibition of bare knees on the campus have weakened the Vassar honor system and influenced disregard of more important rules in the the- opinion of ot the owners of those knees who It is said occasionally occasionally occasionally occa occa- take a smoke without the formality of ot reporting themselves The suggested remedy is to di divorce divorce divorce di- di vorce these and other minor rules from the important rules dividing the honor system system- into two parts and Wand relying on the force of public opinion to take care of such matters matters matters mat mat- as knees the tho campus knickers knick knick- ers era In the dining room and smokes in seclusion All this informatIon information's Is contained in the current Vassar Miscellany News student publication Two weeks ago sophomores and juniors publicly debated the a advisability of abolishing the honor system which apparently had not been enforced rigidly It is said young women were smoking displaying bare knees on the campus and going to the movies when they were supposed supposed supposed sup sup- posed to be In the library After the tho debate the tho st student dent body voted to retain the hono system and give themselves another trial but with certain changes A committee was appointed to study the system and suggest Improvements The committees committee's committees committee's committees committee's com com- plan Involving division of the rules Into two classes now awaits adoption |