Alumni and Friends of VMI:
Chapter Forming in Korea: Christian Hoff '96
indicates that he is trying to form an alumni chapter in Korea
(VMI Alumni Far East Chapter). Anyone in or heading for Korea can
contact Christian via the following e-mail address:
eaid-sc-md-amb@emh10.korea.army.mil
Other info:
2LT R. Christian Hoff
C Co 302nd FSB
Unit # 15609
APO AP 96224
DSN: 730-3993 (w)
730-3520 (h)
Cyber Corps T-Shirts: Charlotte Cole '74 has come up with an interesting idea. She e-mailed me with the idea for Cyber Corps T-Shirts. I like it. She recommends that profits from the sale could be donated to the VMI Cadet newspaper or the VMI Computer Science Dept., etc. If anyone has any ideas for a design, please let me know. Also, and for those participants at the Institute, could someone please check with the bookstore to see if and how we could get T-shirts made along with approximate production costs. Charlotte, thanks for the idea.
Some Corrections: My last update contained a
couple errors:
1) Paul Van Doren's e-mail address is: P VanDoren@aol.com
2) People Magazine: VMI is not being featured on the cover of
People Magazine. Apparently, a VMI cadet was on one of the first
couple pages in a recent issue. I think it had something to do
with the annual Azalea Festival in Virginia.
The editorial staff apologizes for the mistakes.
VMI BOV Minutes: I have received a copy of the minutes from the May Board of Visitors meeting. They are quite lengthy, but contain some good information. I will be forwarding these to our participants in three instalments due to the length. Stay tuned.
The Citadel on 60 Minutes: 60 Minutes will broadcast a segment on The Citadel this coming Sunday night.
VMI in the Print Media: An excellent editorial appeared on June 1 in newspapers carrying George Will's stuff. His editorial discussed George Marshall and his nobel prize winning efforts. I highly recommend all read this. Also, and I admit that I haven't seen it yet, an editorial appeared in the June 3 edition of the Wall Street Journal about VMI.
Honor Court Recap: The following appeared in the Electronic Turnout section of the Alumni Association's web site. I think it provides a good recap of what has transpired with the VMI Honor Court over the past several years. I encourage all to monitor the Electronic Turnout section of the Alumni site. The address of the Alumni site is: http://www.rtp.opensystems.com/vmi/index.html This site is administered by Rick Kurtz '92. He is doing an excellent job and deserves our collective thanks.
Mon Jun 2 16:40:36 1997
To Brantley '69 from Hammond '57: Re the Honor System ... in the
Spring of 1994, we had problems in the Corps concerning the Honor
System in that some groups of cadets had decided among themselves
that they would place loyalty to each other above loyalty to the
Code, and "tolerate." These came to be known as the
"Good Club." They were found out by an Economics
Professor who noted identical patterns of answers on a Final
exams. It turned out that a cadet was taking tests and exams
early, legitimately, but then pass on an answer key to his fellow
cheaters. About a dozen cadets were separated from the Institute
as a result. I was the President of the Board of Inquiry which
handled the matter ... the Honor Court was unable to for good and
sufficient reason and asked the Superintendent to take over the
investigation. Growing out of all that was a report from an Honor
System Task Force (Don Jamison, Hugh Fain, Doug Baumgardner et
al) which recommended several changes in the way the Honor System
was being implemented ... among the changes were the end of
self-scheduled examinations for upperclassmen and the end of
stick checks for accountability. Accountability is now maintained
by an increased number of head-count formations, and exams are
scheduled according to when you take the course. Each of these
changes is subject to periodic review based on expression from
the Corps that they would like to return to the former practices.
I can't begin to tell you when, if ever, we will return to stick
checks. There are a number of constituencies here, the Commandant
and myself among them, who would love to see them return, but it
will take a groundswell from the Corps to return them. As far as
I can determine, the "Good Clubs" have been rooted out
and the Honor System is back on an even keel. We had an
absolutely magnificent Court this year ... the "Big
Three" of Steele, Wrenn and Clark are men without peer. This
is a topic dear to my heart, and one I'd be delighted to discuss
with you in further detail by letter, E-mail, phone or visit.
This forum is not the place. In the Bonds, Roy Hammond '57
That's it for this week.
Yours in the Spirit,
RB Lane '75
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