[184-349b] HON. MARTIN GROVE BRUMBAUGH, same as above, m 2nd time, Jan. 30, 1916, FLORA BELLE PARKS, b Mar. 24, 1876; dau George and Mary (Brumbaugh) Parks. Res., 254 W. Walnut Lane, Germantown, Phila., Pa. No issue. (1919.)
Martin Grove Brumbaugh, A. M., M.S., Ph. D., LL. D., was born in Penn Twp., Huntingdon Co., Pa. “He taught in the public schools two years and graduated at Brethren’s Normal College with the degree of Bachelor of English in 1881, and in 1883 was made Master of English by that institution. Continuing studies in science at Juniata College (of which he was president, 1892-1910), he took the B.S. degree there in 1885, and was made M. S. in 1887. In the meantime his active life as an educator had commenced with his service as professor of English Literature in Juniata College, 1882-84, and with the appointment as County Superintendent of Schools in Huntingdon County (Pa.); this latter offiee he held from 1884-90. In 1890-91 he was again professor of English Literature at Juniata. The next year was spent in graduate study at Harvard, and in 1892 Prof. Brumbaugh returned to Phila. to assume the duties of the president of Juniata College, and to pursue further studies at the Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania, where the degree of A.M. was conferred upon him in 1893, and Ph. D. in 1895. It was but a natural consequence of a career in which the occupations of student and teacher have been so constantly and equally mingled, that the appointment as Professor of Pedagogy came to him from the University in 1894; as much a student as teacher himself, he is eminently fitted to teach the educators’ profession.”’ [Universities and Their Sons— U. of Pa.—Chamberlain, 1901, p 430.]
He was “State conductor of teachers’ institutes in Louisiana, 1886-91; first commissioner of education in Porto Rico, 1900-03; professor of pedagogy at U. of Pa., 1895-00, and 1902-06: superintendent of ‘ public schools, Phila. since 1906; author History of the Brethren (1899); Juniata Bible Lecture (1897); Standard Reader (5 vols.); also (with J. 8. Walton) Stories of Pennsylvania and Liberty Bell Leaflets; The Making of a Teacher (1905); Life and Works of Christopher Dock (1908); editor of Lippincott Educational Series.”” [Who's Who in America, 1910-11, p 251.)
Dr. Brumbaugh has always been in great demand as a lecturer at teachers’ institutes throughout the country. In recognition of his work in the educational field he has been honored by many institutions, having received the degree of LL.D. from Mount Morris College, Franklin and Marshall College, Pennsylvania College, and the University of Pittsburgh. In 1914 he was elected Governor of Pennsylvania, serving afour year term, or during the period of the War. Since relinquishing the office of Governor, Dr. Brumbaugh has been engaged in the service of the United States Government in the Department of Vocational Training. Both Dr. Brumbaugh and his father were elected ministers of the German Baptist Brethren Church.