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The Boston Globe from Boston, Massachusetts • 49

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The Boston Globei
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Boston, Massachusetts
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49
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'Amherst Sets 1HE BOSTON SUNDAY fiLOBEAUfiUST 11. 'ir 7 Honor Code For Students AMHERST, Aug. 23 (AP) An honor system will be in force among Amherst College's 2000 male students next month -for the first time in 30 years. Ib the simplest terms, it will laea each student on his honor rot to cheat during xaminations. And, for the first time in three decades, xams will not be proctored; that is, professors will not act a watchdogs to prevent dishonesty.

The new system, developed by a joint faculty-student committee, is the culmination of effort begun in 1954 to re- tore a system to Amherst. An honor code debuted at tha college about 50 years ago, SALE ENDS SATURDAY AUGUST TELEPHONE SToneHam 6-1200 1 OPEN DAILY 9:30 A.M. to 9:30 P.M. SAT. 'TIL 6 P.M.

RUGS and i- jj IM i placing the entire responsibility for prevention of cheating en the students themselves. Like other systems, it included 1 ft clause requiring students to report offenders, although the latter were supposed to turn themselves in. By the late 1920's, however, the system had deteriorated, "Cheating was flagrant," the chool's alumni news reported. Student agitation in 1928 forced abolition of the code. Since then, professors have aerved as classroom "guards." The student school newspaper, began a drive in.

1954 to provide a new system. Pres Charles W. Cole backed it, provided self-disipline was the backbone of a new plan. The faculty joined the study, John Estey, associate dean of the college, said they were alarmed at the extent of plagiarism. When the students enter in September, each will be given a.

statement on academic re-aponsibility written by the faculty committee. Student leaders will explain its purpose and meaning. The men will be required to state in writing they have read and understood the statement. Then non-policed classroom exams will be started. Chess Notebook By LYMAN BURGESS Last call for the 1958 New England Tournament.

Play begins at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Booms 303-05-07 of the Hotel Touraine. Send entries to: Richard Tirrell, 30 Mercer South Boston ($12 in Class $7 in Class B). Applications will be accepted up to the pening of play. Bobby Fischer was unable to defend his U.S.

Open title this year at Rochester, because of a previous engagement in the 1958 FIDE Interzonal tournament at Portoroz, Yugoslavia. Fischer and James Sherwin are representing the United States of America in this penultimate link in the challenger's chain. Sherwin replaced Reshevsky who originally qualified and later withdrew. Despite the absence of Fischer, Sherwin and Reshevsky (among others) the Rochester Open drew a strong and distinguished field. Although such renowned masters as Larry Evans, Arthur Bisguier, Donald Byrne, Robert Steinmeyer and Robert Byrne competed the 1958 Open was won by out-aider Eldis Cobo-Arteaga.

Cobo-Arteaga is a 28-year-old Havana telephone engineer. The new champion's 10-2 score comprised 9 wjns, 2 draws and 1 loss. The Cuban finished in a blaze, defeating Larry Evans and Herbert Avram in the last two rounds. who had apparently been leading up to the final round leu away ana lost his last two games to Cobo-Arteaga and Robert Byrne. There was a three-way tie for second place: jwans, Robert Steinmeyer and Donald Byrne all scored 9 -2 k.

Arthur Bisguier, former United States champion, and Allen Kaufman, New York, tied for fifth place with 9-3. Robert Byrne, (8-3) was aeventh and Herbert Avram (8-4) was eighth. Bisguier set a fast pace In he early stages of the Open at Rochester. Here is the score of his winning effort against Orest Popovych, New England ehampion. Popovych, incidentally, was listed as hailing from Lakewood, N.J.

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