Middlebury College - Kaleidoscope Yearbook (Middlebury, VT)

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Tm ' 'J' W W' ' I A. Barton igephnrn A. BARTON HEPBURN, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Chase National Bank, New York, to whom this volume of the KALEIDOSCOPE. is dedicated is recognized throughout the United States, and in fact in all the money centres of the world, as a leading authority on financial and economic questions. His career has been an inspiration to Middlebury men, and his abiding interest in his college, particularly his splendid gift of the Hepburn Dormitory, has won their esteem and devotion. Mr. Hepburn was born in Colton, N. Y., July 24, IS46. In I867 he entered Middlebury College, subsequently receiving the degree of A.B. and l..l...D. falso D.C.l... St. Lawrence University. 1906, l..l...D. Columbia University, l9l Ig l..l...D. Williams Col- lege, l9l I 5 LL.D. University of Vermont, l9l5.J He practiced law in Colton, N. Y., was Commissioner of Schools, St. Lawrence Co., and member of the New York Assembly, 1875-I880. In l880, he was appointed Superintendent of the New York State Banking Department. In l892, President Harrison appointed him Comptroller of the Currency. Upon his retirement as Comptroller, he became President of the Third National ' Bank, New York. and in IS99 took charge of the Chase National Bank, of which he was President until l9l l, when he was elected to his present position as Chairman of the Board. He is a director in many banking and business corporations and a member of numerous clubs and societies. He has also been Presi- dent of the New York Clearing House, President of the Chamber of Commerce and President of the National Currency Association: was Chairman of the Commission to Revise the Banking Laws, i907 and I9l3g is Chairman, Currency Commission, American Bankers Association and President of the Bankers Club of America: was made an Officer of the Legion of Honor by the President of France, l9l2. He is also a Trustee of the Rockefeller Foundation and a Fellow of Middlebury College. mi mnmnm1nm1uwmwmmnmmnmmmQ1m1imx 7 ninmmmmuumam nuunalnuounu

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A. BARTON HEPBURN

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All inail, 132 Elnllg Zluntnral 5553 all thanks that the KALEiDoscoPE turns ,gi me up, in this year of grace l9l6, sweet Six- -'ii teen, and sweeter SEVENTEEN. Preparation, cooperation, operation, ra- tion, express the proper sequence and necessary 'Ax' ' 'AJ result to be attained in this work-a-day world. College teaches us to marshal our intellect- ual resources, to concentrate mental energy, to study and think me- thodically, scientifically and intensely, it teaches us, also, to work together, emphasizes fraternity, inspires love and loyalty and gives the proper mental attitude towards life's responsibilities. The cul- ture, the amenities, the philosophies, the artistic research and the en- joyments of life are necessarily subordinate while ambitious energy is toiling for living needs, but are of paramount importance as soon as sufficient financial reserve is accumulated for proper protection to oneself ancl one's dependents. Humanity recognizes no stronger tie than maternal love, and Alma Mater proximates the mother of the lireside in her hold upon her sons and daughters. You will lind this a supporting and con- soling truth at all times, and you will find, also, as the curriculum of life hurries you toward your last semesters, that the old associations. the old ties and the old loves grip you with bonds of growing strength, albeit with greater tenderness. What more natural than that one should yield to college associates a full measure of love and yield to the college itself the fullest measure of support? May the choicest mundane treasure, And happiness galore, And blessings in full measure, Be your portion evermore. A. BARTON I-IEPBURN. February 21, l9l6. 8