The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-30
VERMONT GIRL A BANKER.
Miss M. vivien Hindley of Rutland at
Birmingham, Ala.

birmingham, Ala.
II is something of shock to walk
into big banking establishment and
have yourself referred to tall, slender
young girl with peaches and cream
complexion-w bushes to the roots
of her pretty hair when you ask per-
sonal questions about her work--the
monarch of all she surveys" says the
Boston Globe.
But this is precisely what happens
when you ask for the right person to
discuss trade acceptance" or credit
accounts" with at the Morris Plan com
pany at Birmingham, Ala, for clever
New England girl, Miss M. vivien
Hindley from Rutland, VT, answers to
the call and gives you first hand in
formation with the celebrity, the clarity
and the intelligence of the oldest bank
ing official in this part of the country,
although she is now only % years old.
A young woman with splendid high
school education--later college work at
the University of Vermont and then
keen determination to do something
worth while"--to get out into the
world into "big business and take her
place as cog in the great wheel of
industrial promotion to show that a
clever young American girl can assist
in bridging the gap between labor and
%, r;tsJ st;,,,,,Ia f;,y thrift ba1,,irn the
poor man or woman who is whirled and
eddied about in commercial problems
in other words 100 per cent Ameri-
can.
There really isn't much to tell you
about my career as a banker" Miss
said. "Mr. w. E. Willett, the
manager of the company of Birming'
ham, came from my home town and in
talking with him one day he asked me |
how I'd like to make my home in Bir-
mingham.
1T was bit of shock, as had just |
left college--to think of leaving New |
England; but the chance looked very |
and SO | accepted and three
years ago started my work here as ste
nographer to Mr.. Willett
"At school l had studied commerce
and economics which proved to be a
help to me theoretically in the banking |
business, but the actual practical bank
ing business have learned day by day,
until now | am secretary of the COM
pany.
1T is the most interesting place in
The world to study human nature-a
bank is; and banker must be a good
Judge of men to be good banker.
"A banker deals with all kinds of
and poor alike--for the
-ieh man wants credit as well as the
Door man.
"For instance, we have already in
an active thrift campaign.
If course, the federal reserve has been
advocating this all along, but we are
low trying our level best to persuade
he average man not to borrow, but to
ave.
''The pendulum has swung so far out
n the H. c. l.. that something must be
lone TO protect the nation. The es-
ence Of thrift and the first principles
I acquiring habit in making regular
eposit from incomes is the thing that
viii counteract in the long run the
resent convulsive financial conditions.
DO you happen to know how few
women, working women--women who
et salaries from 800 month to $50
nd more--save a pennyi" Miss Hind
ey asked, her pretty eyes rejecting
hat solid, dependable New England
hrift habit, which she has inherited
rom generations of New England an
estors.
Not more than one out Of every ten
hey spend their money on clothes,
musements, all sorts of foolish things,
nth never a thought for a rainy day.
t is really deplorable. There has
ever been a month since l started to
-ork that l haven't saved.
And how do / like the South and !
outhern people, / love the South. ]
,uldn't help it,
When banking hours are over Miss ?
indley is regular girl" She en- O
VS. swimming and dancing and tennis :
nd an occasional "movie"--and a box D
chocolates and hearty laugh. a
But during banking hours the most
gnifed banker could not be found in {
merica more entirely con the job" e
ian this clever New England girl, who P
Is made good in the land Of sunshine 8
ID flowers.
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