Letter regarding faculty actions at St. College
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Letter regarding faculty actions at St. College
Overview
This item is a handwritten letter, preserved as a scanned JPEG image (file name a092001208.jpg). The document is dated 1800‑01‑01 (the date is likely a placeholder; the actual date is unknown). It is written in English and falls under the subject headings “Education,” “Faculty,” “Resolutions,” and “Ethics.” The letter is part of the AcademicAdministrativeDocuments collection, housed by the institution “arke” and catalogued in the PINAX system. No copyright restrictions are noted, suggesting the material is in the public domain.Background
The letter was produced by an unknown author, presumably a faculty member or student at St. College, a historical institution whose exact location is not specified in the metadata. The document reflects early‑19th‑century concerns about faculty conduct and the mechanisms needed to prevent misconduct. It was created for internal circulation within the college, likely to prompt discussion among administrators and faculty about ethical standards and procedural safeguards. The provenance indicates that the letter was later digitised and made available through the PINAX platform, with the original manuscript stored at arke.Contents
The OCR text reveals a candid, urgent tone. The author complains that “a mere resolve & pledge will not assure me” and questions what measures can prevent faculty from “doing wrong” repeatedly. References to “grade action,” “voting this Spring,” and “several probably did so & really have a stronger desire to do right” suggest that the letter was written in the context of a recent faculty vote or policy review. The author calls for concrete resolutions rather than symbolic pledges, indicating a desire for accountability and oversight. The letter is a primary source for scholars studying early academic governance, faculty ethics, and the evolution of institutional policy.Scope
The document covers a single episode of faculty conduct at St. College, focusing on ethical concerns and the need for procedural safeguards. It is dated to the early 1800s (though the exact year is uncertain) and is geographically limited to the college’s internal affairs. The letter does not provide a comprehensive history of the institution but offers insight into the challenges of maintaining academic integrity during that period. It is relevant to researchers interested in the history of higher‑education ethics, faculty governance, and early administrative practices.Entities
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reason in changing my course of view or conduct. I cannot permit myself to be a party any more to the grade action or incapacitate. If any means can be devised to secure herself from such results as have been reached this session, I shall only be too happy & labor on in St. College & for the Cause as heretofore—but a mere resolve & pledge will not assure me: thus we have had before—several probably did so & really have a stronger desire to do right than previous to the voting this Spring & yet—in my view & in yours too, now, if I mistake not—the faculty immutably proceed to do wrong—what will prevent such things from recurring? Not resolutions—not pledges. One may as many others have done—"resolve & unresolve—time is the same"—If a reconstruction of regulations or any other mode of effecting the object can be devised I shall be glad, if not—I cannot be induced to remain for I have full made up my mind never to sign an invalid diploma.
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