College of William and Mary - Colonial Echo Yearbook (Williamsburg, VA)

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I3he Colonial Ccho Published by the Students of the College of William and Mary WilHamsburti. Virginia MCMVIII

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To Br. (George Clinton 33atrl)rUrr a patriot, philanthropist, a lover of William and Mary and an earnest promoter of education in America we dedicate this the sixth volume of the Colonial Crlio 1)1. UalcliilliT a l iiin ;il dallnii. . hi-. .. in llir MMr IS. ' U. iiml i- n ilc ci ' iichint (if n |iiiii ' NciiiiKiii fiiiiiilv whiih I ' Miiic 111 Anicriia in Hi- ' ili. llr received liis early li-aiiiin;; at tlio laniJiiar selinul I ' f lii liirlliplare ami llie I ' .arre; latei ' In ' went Id N ' l ' iiiiniil Aeadeiiiv, and tlK ' llco llP sti ' ])|)cd out a a leader- into llie lield of eoninieree in tin- ;;ieit Xortliern .Metropo- lis, lie now lias a iiianufael iirinj; liiisine,s wliicli f ives eniploynieiit to alioiit two tlioiisand skilled workers. It is natural to tliiiik tlial a man owning a Iju.siness of svieli iiia};nitude woulil liave no time lo consider other tliint;s. liut this is very ditl ' erent with Dr. Hatelicller. He is an earnest student of . merican hislorx , a lover of ;oo(l hooks in ;;eneral. and an artist of rare taste and disirimination. His eollectiou of anti |ue specimens, and the thousands of hooks wliioli lie has amassed, have ;;iven him the national reputation of a cultured man and a liheral educator. I5eside tliese tliines, which seem to he enoufih to demand all the time of an average man. he is an active memher of the American Institute of C ' ivics. the American Asiatic Association, the Order of Founders and Patriots of America and of the Sons of the American Kevolntion. the Xew York Chamher of t ' onimerce. and is an author of some note. Dr. liatclieller is also an extensive traveler, havin.i! crossed the ocean twenty-live times, and visited the principal historic and educational centers of the European countries. It is. perhaps, due to this familiarity with foreipjn institutions that his ideas for the educa- tion and development of his own people have heen awakened and hroadened. In his travels lie has collected such literature as would give one a thorouj;h knowled ;e of what others have done and how they are livin ; to-day. . lthim{ h he expresses somewhat peculiar views on the sid)iect of hooks anil lihraries. the fact that he is not willing to follow the letter of his own teacliin,u ' and that he is a j;eiiuine hihliophile is evidenced by his own personal library — the largest. ])eiliaps. in the I ' nited States — and his recent liberal donation to the library of William and Mary (-ollege. So well has he served his generation, that the faculty of William and JIary. in rec- ognition of siuli a public benefactor and scholar, conferred u|)on him in .June. 1007. the lionorary degree of Doctor of Laws. Coming as it did frimi an institution so rich in history and sacred tradition, and in which others, eipially philanthropic, were educated. Mr. Bateheller has considered this by no means Ihe least on his long rcdl of honors. It is with pride that the studenls look upon his portrait which hangs upon a enluiiin in the library, for it seems to bespeak his noble and generous life. And it is our hope that America will continue to give vis such men to redeem her peoph ' from the bomls .jf illiteracy and to raise higher and higher the torch of civilization and truth.