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Excerpt from Pathfinder, 1910 That Dr. Philips is thoroughly devoted to the upbuilding of the State Normal School, is amply attested by the fact that he has consented to remain as its head for such a long period. It is not generally known that his election to the principalship of this school in 1881 was almost simultaneous with a similar election in the Indiana (pa) State Normal School. It is gratify ing to record that his choice then has been his deliberate preference ever since. In 1888, he declined the presidency of Buck nell University, in 1890 the position of state superintendent of public instruction, and in 1910 the tender of the presidency of Girard College. He has refused other overtures to enter college work and has resisted attering calls, not publicly known, from institutions of high standing and prominence. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.