Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-13
EVENING Chat

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DIR. Martin G.. Brumbaugh, the Gov
ernor- elect, was not able to be present
at the interesting ceremonies at State
College yesterday. Apropos of these
exercises it is known to few that the
late General James A. Beaver, who
was chairman of the board of trus-
tees of the big institution in Center
county, urged DR.. Brumbaugh to ac-
cept the presidency of State College in
1907. But the Governor-elect was at
that time also considering an offer of
the superintendency of the Philadel-
phia schools and subsequently decided
in favor of the Philadelphia work.
General Beaver was greatly disap-
pointed and wrote DR.. Brumbaugh,
regretting his decision and expressing
the opinion that he had made a mis-
take. AS it looks now and in view of
what has since transpired, there seems
to be no doubt that there is a "des-
tiny that shapes our end, rough hew
them as we may"
Another interesting incident in the
life of the Governor elect is the fact
that W. G. Jacobs, the senior assistant
superintendent of the Philadelphia
schools, who is likely to succeed DR..
Brumbaugh as superintendent, is a
DOy anu IauSnI aIlef
graduating from the Millersville State
Normal School in the schools of Milf
fin and SchuylSill counties, subse-
quently going tc Philadelphia. Mr..
Jacobs and John p. CARRIER, a Cum
berland county boy, whose father is
an elder in the bunker church, were
both students at the University of
Pennsylvania under DIR. Brumbaugh
and took their university degree while
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Pedagogics. Thus do the Juniata
Valley boys go out into the world and
fill their places creditably.
Still another incident is the fact
that DIR. James McAllister, who re-
signed as superintendent of the Phila-
delphia schools to become president
of ths DreXel Institute, was sue
ceeded by DR.. Brumbaugh and when
DIR. McAllister resigned as president
of the DreXel Institute about a year
ago the Governor-elect was urged to
accept the presidency of that institu
ton. But he was then looking toward
the gubernatorial position and felt
that he ought not to accept the place
at the head of the Drexel institution
because he might then have to resign
to take the place to which he has just
been elected. Thus DR.. Brumbaugh
seems to have been travelling right
along toward the goal of the public
service for which he seems to be so
eminently fitted To-day it is a COM
mon remark that he embodies within
himself more of the characteristics of
President Lincoln than any other pub
lie official of recent times.
The Governor elect has gotten over
his reluctance at being photographed.
When he first got into the limelight
he did not see the use in being snap
shotted at every opportunity and was
inclined to balk bit. However, he
found that photographers were like
reporters and that he might as well
stand and be taken. So the big edu-
Gator gave up with a smile just like
Governor Tener had to do and he has
been taken going, coming and in all
sorts of places, on station platforms,
car ends, in automobiles and even on
top of pile of bricks which he
mounted to make speech.
A couple of people on Capitol Hill
were talking about the new Cover
nor and were speaking of the prob
lens he would have to meet. One
man enumerated finances, another for
estry, another roads, another agricul-
ture and a fifth man education.
well" put in bystander, you fell
lows have picked things he certainly
knows about. He had to handle
finances and education in Philadel-
phia, he got bumped over our roads
in the campaign and he had to plough
and cut trees when he was a boy and
young man. I'll bet you couldn't
stump him on coal mining"
The cabinetmakers have given up
Governor elect Brumbaugh as a bad
job. They have presented their claims
and contentious as adroitly as they
could without breaking in on him, and
he has just listened. The new Gov
ernor has gone to Florida without in
dicating one appointment he will
make In this respect he is a good
bit like Governor Tener, who went
away for a rest after his campaign and
did not let anyone know what he in
tended to do.
Governor r-elect Brumbaugh is fold
of walking and of golf He has
played golf for several years and likes
to whang the ball good and hard.