VOL. 6, NO. 6
DEC. 4, 1964

If honesty is practiced, integrity can be learned
How honest are you as an individual? If a sales clerk gave you too much change, would you return it? If given the chance to cheat on a test, would you cheat? Many of us say no, but would we? The question is why do we act the way we do when we know better? We've been taught that honesty is the best policy and that we should always tell the truth, but we constantly hear about the decline in moral discipline of teen-agers.

Ever since we were small children, our parents have drilled into us never to lie or to cheat, but if we did do something wrong and told them about it, often 		times we were still punished. As a child grows older, he learns to cover up his mistakes so he won't be found out and punished.

If we want to be trusted by people, we have to prove to them we are honest. It is up to this generation to prove that this nation, as a whole, is honest. Our main hope lies in students who honor themselves with dedication to learning. These are the people who will lead our government with dignity, the people who will run their businesses with honesty, and the people who will bring up their children to have a greater sense of integrity.