Frank Bane was a public administration and public welfare official who took on many governmental roles at the state and federal level, including executive director of the Federal Society Security Board. Born in Smithfield, Virginia, in 1893, Bane received his bachelor’s degree from Randolph-Macon College and briefly studied law at Columbia before starting a career in teaching. In 1920, Bane was appointed secretary of the Virginia State Board of Charities and Corrections and was later credited with reorganizing the Virginia State Department of Welfare. He then continued his work in public welfare into the 1930s with the American Public Welfare Association, the Council of State Governments, and the Social Security Board. In this interview, Bane discusses his career as a teacher and public administrator, in addition to his observations on welfare in the early 20th century.