Impressed with Honesty at Davidson College – Honesty Story #2

One of our readers sent in this story about how impressed he was with the honesty shown at Davidson College.

First of all, great idea for a website! I love your passion for honesty and good deeds, well done.

The first thing that comes to mind when I think of honesty is Davidson College where my wife went to school. She talked about their honor code and how much every student believes in it. For instance, if someone leaves a purse, camera, phone, wallet, etc., on a table or in an area, everyone leaves it until the person comes back and gets it. They NEVER have thefts and if they do that person is immediately expelled.

But I was also struck by the fact that many of her tests were given out so that they could work on them for a 24 hour period wherever they wanted to. And these were not “open book” tests. They weren’t allowed to use any sources for help and they all would pledge that as soon as they started taking the test that they couldn’t do any more studying for it. I am still amazed by that.

Sent in by Jeff Hilmire

1 comment January 24th, 2007

Sock Full of Cash - Honesty Story #3

I heard this story a few weeks ago on CNN. It is a great story and also a bit humorous. It made me laugh because at least half a dozen times I’ve hidden money so well that later I can’t find it without having to tear apart the room. In fact, once when I was a kid, I put some money in a book and found it a year later much to my surprise. Unfortunately, hidden money doesn’t pay dividends or yield any kind of interest, not even if it is $3,000 like in this story.

A construction company, Wood Wise Construction, was hired by Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission to renovate a bedroom and bathroom for a family whose son was handicapped as a result of a motorcycle accident. During the renovation process the plumber made an amazing discovery in the floorboard, he found a sock with $3,000 in cash. According to story I found published in the Leominister’s Own Weekly Newspaper, the plumber’s reaction was “I thought I hit the jackpot”. He also realized that someone had put it there and that it should be returned to its rightful owner.

The owner of the construction company, along with his honest crew, made sure the sock full of money was return to the owner of the house. The honesty they displayed, I am sure, will not be forgotten by the owner of the house.

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