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100 Years of Honor & the Honor Code
Aug 24, 2015 8:00 AM
By Hunter Manning Jr. '16 - '16
The following is a speech that was delivered by Honor Council President Hunter Manning ('16) at the Opening Convocation of Darlington's 111th school year on Aug. 19, 2015.
Good morning. My name is Hunter Manning. I am this year’s president of the Honor Council. As you already know, this year marks the 100th year of the Honor Code at Darlington School.
100 years. That’s a long time. A lot has changed over the course of the past 100 years.
Darlington moved campuses. It ceased to be an all-male school and merged with the Thornwood School for Girls. Darlington added a Lower School, became a boarding school and accepted international students from around the world. There have been new buildings. We’ve seen a new Athletic Center, a new Middle School, and even see now the final stages of a new football field.
Much has changed since 1915. Much will change in the future for Darlington, but there has been a constant over the past 100 years and one that will hopefully be a constant 100 more years to come. As the times have changed, the standard of honor has not changed for all who have worn the purple of Darlington.
There is standard at this school, a standard of honor that all of us are called to uphold. Some have failed to meet this standard. That is a sad loss, because at this school honor is above everything. Whether you lose a friendship, fail a test, lose a ballgame, or later in life lose a job, you and I, just as our predecessors were, are held to a standard of honor by this School.
Value this standard. It makes Darlington School special. This standard of honor created a community of trust for you and those before you; a community where you can leave your locker unlocked; a community where your teacher can leave the room during a test; a community where your word is your bond.
Consider this standard again as we begin a new school year. I charge you this morning to consider Darlington’s standard of honor. Do you live up to Darlington’s standard, Honor above everything? Does honor carry the greatest weight in the decisions you make? I hope it does. I hope that you all realize the value of honor; the community of trust it creates, and the positive difference honor will make for each of us for the rest of our lives.
I hope that the standard of honor at Darlington School that we are called to uphold becomes a lifestyle for you like Darlington students before you. If it does, Darlington will be a more meaningful place to you and me.
Click here to see photos from Convocation 2015.
Good morning. My name is Hunter Manning. I am this year’s president of the Honor Council. As you already know, this year marks the 100th year of the Honor Code at Darlington School.
100 years. That’s a long time. A lot has changed over the course of the past 100 years.
Darlington moved campuses. It ceased to be an all-male school and merged with the Thornwood School for Girls. Darlington added a Lower School, became a boarding school and accepted international students from around the world. There have been new buildings. We’ve seen a new Athletic Center, a new Middle School, and even see now the final stages of a new football field.
Much has changed since 1915. Much will change in the future for Darlington, but there has been a constant over the past 100 years and one that will hopefully be a constant 100 more years to come. As the times have changed, the standard of honor has not changed for all who have worn the purple of Darlington.
There is standard at this school, a standard of honor that all of us are called to uphold. Some have failed to meet this standard. That is a sad loss, because at this school honor is above everything. Whether you lose a friendship, fail a test, lose a ballgame, or later in life lose a job, you and I, just as our predecessors were, are held to a standard of honor by this School.
Value this standard. It makes Darlington School special. This standard of honor created a community of trust for you and those before you; a community where you can leave your locker unlocked; a community where your teacher can leave the room during a test; a community where your word is your bond.
Consider this standard again as we begin a new school year. I charge you this morning to consider Darlington’s standard of honor. Do you live up to Darlington’s standard, Honor above everything? Does honor carry the greatest weight in the decisions you make? I hope it does. I hope that you all realize the value of honor; the community of trust it creates, and the positive difference honor will make for each of us for the rest of our lives.
I hope that the standard of honor at Darlington School that we are called to uphold becomes a lifestyle for you like Darlington students before you. If it does, Darlington will be a more meaningful place to you and me.
Click here to see photos from Convocation 2015.
