ABSTRACT
The honor system was a product for the most part of the late nineteenth century. It arose in American colleges, or many of them, as a liberal reaction to the often harsh system of discipline imposed upon students by college administrations. The first was the honor system, as it was known at Berkeley and many other colleges and universities in the United States. Under this system each student pledged that he would neither cheat, aid others in cheating, or steal from fellow students. The second type of honor was attached to the Greek Letter houses, the fraternities and sororities on American campuses. At Berkeley the honor system was, if not actually instigated by President Wheeler early in his term, at least powerfully encouraged and reinforced. The author believe it is fair to say that the honor system at Berkeley was in full swing from about 1900 to the beginning of the Depression.
