The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1889-01-25
Industrial School in Port Deposit.

Industrial School in Port Deposit.
A correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun from Elkton furnishes the follow
ing i'm portant news.
Mr.. Jacob Tome, of Port Deposit
Cecil cou MY has taken the preliminary
steps to the establishment of an indus
trial school at that place. The certif-
cate of the incorporation of the Tome
Male and Female Seminary of Port De-
post, was received in the office of the
clerk of the Circuit Court today (22d)
and recorded. The incorporators are
Evalyn s. Tome, wife of Jacob Tome,
John A. J. Creswell. VIM, J. Jones,
Henry G. Nesbitt, Samuel G. Rowland
John M. McClenahan, Thomas C.
Bond, Robert G. Hopkins and Peter E.
Tome, all of Cecil county.
The objects and purposes of the cor
poration are stated to be the creation
and maintenance in the town of Port
Deposit of a seminary or educational
association for the free education or
instruction of white children, both
males and females, between the ages of
ten years and eighteen years, and furn-
ishing for their use, free of charge,
books, apparatus, specimens, nipple.
ments, instruments and machinery,
such as shall be necessary and proper
for their education and for fitting them
for usefulness in life; the erection of
suitable buildings and structures, the
management of the affairs of said cor
poration, and providing fit and suita.
BILE instructors, teachers and assistants
to govern and instruct said children,
and to do all other things necessary
and proper for their thorough andprac-
teal education: but not for the boarding
or clothing of the children. The inst
ruction above mentioned may include,
at the discretion of the trustees, not
only the usual studies pursued i'm
schools, but also manual training, the
use of tools and machinery, operating
the same by means of steam, electricity
or other forces, the working of metals,
wood and other substances, telegraphy,
short hand writing, writing,
drawing, designing and engraving by
or upon wood, copper or steel, sewing,
cooking and other domestic arts.
In admitting children to the semi
nary preferences shall be given, first,
to children of Port Deposit who are
orphans of citizens of that place; sec
ond. children of residents of Port Depo.
sit;third, orphans of residents of Cecil
county; fourth. children of residents of
Cecil county.
The corporation shall exist for forty
years, and for such other period as the
Legislature of Maryland shall grant
for the continuance of the same, either
by general or special act.
Election of trustees are to be held
annually, only trustees in Office at the
time being allowed to vote. Seven of
the nine trustees must be residents of
Cecil county, and five of Port Deposit
The act of incorporation names the
incorporates as trustees of the first
year.
The amount of the endowment is not
would give no Inflammation upon this
point. It is rumored, however, that
the amount of the endowment is $780,
900. 1t is also rumored that the large
and handsome residence of Mr.. Tome
in Port Deposit, supposed to have cost
obout 100000, will be given up to the
use of the seminary. Mr.. Tome and
wife are residing this winter in Wash
ington, and in the event of using this
residence for the school would prob
ably continue to reside in that city.