Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-08
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| Harrisburg will have some notable
speakers in it's midst during Christ
mas week when the State Educational
Association, the largest of it's kind in
| the country, plans to hold its annual
meeting here. This meeting is al
ways held in Harrisburg in the month
before the general assembly con-
Venes, and there Is a full and free
discussion of educational matters that
some times makes the lawmakers sit
up and take notice. This year the
speakers will include ex-President
William II. Taft. Prof Taft will
speak on the evening of December 2S
and will be given a reception by Cove
ernor and Mrs. Brumbaugh at the
| executive mansion, to which all the
| teachers and directors attending the
convention will be welcomed. 1t will
be the first big reception ever accord
ed the teachers in the official homo
of Pennsylvania governors and will
be notable affair. In addition to the
former president, there will be ad-
dresses by Charles Zueblin, the Bos-
ton publicist, who will talk on this
nations place in world affairs; Gov
Young, Secretary of Internal Affairs
Houck and many prominent Penn
sylvanians, who will show to what an
extent the business and professional
men of the Keystone State are inter-
ested in its educational affairs.
The suggestion made by Charles M.
Schwab about creation of one munich
pality of several surrounding towns
appears to have taken hold in the
community where he made it as the
council of one of the Bethlehems has
passed resolution agreeing to meet
the Others If the five towns unite
there will be somewhat of city about
the Bethlehem Steel works and Le-
high University. Allentown, Wilkes
Barre, Greensburg and some moro
towns are said to be considering
reaching out and one of these days
there will be a real move started to
have Harrisburg take in Steelton and
the towns round about us on every
side.
DR.. J. George Becht, secretary of
the State Board of Education, who
is lecturing at the University of Penn
sylvania on the history of education
in the Keystone Commonwealth, has
been expanding his theme. He has
been getting so much of interest that
he has been able to prepare much
from original sources which will be of
general value to the public. Some
of his studies have developed interest
ing facts about Harrisburg schools.
That it is a long lane without
turn was illustrated on Saturday eve
ming when a farmer who had been
attending Harrisburg markets appear
ed at a provision store and wanted
bids on two turkeys He had not
learned his lesson on Wednesday and
Saturday he brought the birds to
town again. His prices brought him
within range of the housekeepers' dis
approval and when marketing hours
ended he had his turkeys. The man
at the provision store offered him
about wo-thirds of what he had been
asking in market and the farmer de-
parted in deep detection with two
protesting, shopworn birds.
Some folks do not look upon q,
railroad schedule as important whdl
they travel. This Is so with many Will
travel frequently, in fact, it is said
| that travelling men forget all about
| timetables" said one of the Penn ,i-
vania railroad gateman. He WAS tell
ing about the new schedule tat went
into effect on Sunday, November &c.
! Notwithstanding the newspapers pub
lished a complete list of schedule
changes, and notices were posted
, about hotels and the station for three
weeks prior to the date of change, no
less than a dozen persons, who travel
almost daily, missed trains.
, One man tolu a gateman on We'd
nesday, II knew of the changes, but
y this morning forgot all about it"
,. Another traveller, woman, said,
!, IT cannot understand why the rail-
road companies don't tell us when
they change the schedule"
THE trouble is,' said the gateman,
"too many people come to the station
. three or four minutes before train
4 time and expect to check their bag
gage. purchase tickets and get off in
= time"
e The new Harrisburg Public Library
! is installing it's annual Christmas
e bookshelves. Contrary to the idea of
= a good many people the books are not
4 for sale. They are placed in the
q shelves for suggestions and it is as
! tonishing the number of people who
look them over and ask for informa-
ton about the books for gifts. This
is one of the ways in which the
Library is advancing the cause of
good reading in Harrisburg and many
an order for books can be traced to
y it's shelves.
;. Since the "cold and melancholy days
have come" it is sort of religious
:, duty for the suburbanites every night,
to see that all the ducks and chickens
2 are safe and warm in the fold. The
i other morning, however. the keeper of
Q PaXtang neglected to corral the
swans that delight the visitors in the
= summer. True to their instincts they
4 didn't know enough to come in out
:, of the wet" and the morning found
t the usually placid surface of the lake,
, shimmering field of ice. They were
all as safely marooned as the Spanish
r ships in the Dutch canals. To rescue
D the flotilla, the keeper was forced
to cut his way through the ice,mak-
ing a channel for the swans to swim
ashore. But not with the usual beau
tifully arching necks, instead lowering
heads and crestfallen looks, giving evil
, dence that the first lesson of the sea-
son will save repetition of freeze
up" until next Fall at least.