The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-11-24
HONORING ITS FOUNDER
The Jacob Tome Institute, at Port
Deposit, Celebrates its First
Founders Day.
PROMINENT MEN PRESENT.
The Schools Endowment Now Amounts 10
$1,210,O00, and Upwards of 45O
Students are Regularly
in Attendance.

Asa fitting recognition of Honorable Jacob
Tones w,lniilcence and as Il grateful
acknowledgement of his gift to the children
of our county, state and country i'll the
founding OF tine Tome Institute at Port De-
post, the first Founders Day was appro-
lriately celebrated at that institution ON
Wednesday afternoon.
The exercises took place III the Assembly
room and We're attended by the pupils OF the
school excepting the first and second grades
known ls the kindergarten departments
and a number Of invited guests, the large
number of students precluuIny the celebra-
ton being OF IA puDnc character. On the
platform behind bank Ol chrysanthemums
with the speakers ana trustees sat the vener-
able foundcr, II short distance to his left beng
another Maryland phianthropist, the
founder OF II nOulc lree library III Baltimore,
bearing hIs naruc-the Hon. Enorh Pratt.
The character OF the exercises was IA keep
ing with the dignity OF the occasion ana
cvldcnced the luDlits appreciation Of the
benefits To nc derived rom III" services ul inr
Tome Institute rcuucrcd without money
and without price.
Director james Il. Campbell acrcd as chair:
man and IN a nappy manner introduced the
Speakers
Al the appointed hour ha.l-past one o o'ciork
the pupils OI the school III cnarge Of their
respective teachers marched mo the rOom
singing under me leadership Ol Miss Stone,
the musical uIrertrcsS. Miss Mary taUscr
presiding III the piano.
Prayer was offered by the ner. David T..
Shaw, pastor OF the West Nottingham Pres
byterlau Church, who invoked the Divine
Nlcssing upon the school, its founder. stan
and trustees.
In a short and felicitous speech Director
Campbell welcomed those present and spoke
Ui the purpose and work Ol the Institute,
which now has 800 scholars enrolled. with an
average attendance of 40 children. coming
from all parts OF the state and ncighporhood.
The future is iull of bright prospects, and
the influences Of the Institute are already
widely felt. MIR. Campbell on behalf OF the
academic stan thanked the citizens OF Port
post Tor the good Will and klndness ever
shown hy them, and also thanked the press
for its uniform courtesy.
President ID. G. Gilman, Of Johns Hop
kins' University, Baltimore, was the next
speaker, and his remarks were full of interest
After speaking OF the excellence ol the Tome
Institute and its service to the State, DIR. Gil
man related pleasant incident AT the recent
Bankers Convention in Baltimore. "ln Mccoy
hall where Il reception was held, around the
f-.,I
inent in the financial history OF Baltimore.
In the most prominent group We're four por-
TRAITS Oi men who have become prominent
throughout our land us philanthrophists the
Iirst was George Peabody; the second, Johns
Hopkins; the other two men are with us
to-Giay. The one Mr.. Enoch Pratt, founder
Of the Pratt Free Library, ana the other. the
unseltish founder Of this grand institution.
Both men nave bestowed their generous gifts
while living, and now see and enjoy what
great good their gifts are productive ol.'
DR.. Gilman then made mention oi what
was known by geOlOgists as the Chesapeake
water region, comprising the region Of the
Chesapeake bay ana SIIsquehanna river and
how it had Income also an educational
region. First. by the founding OF the old
William and Mary's College at Williamsburg,
Va, then the present St. Johns College and
Naval Academy, at Annapolis: later the great
schools at Baltimore, with johns Hopkins
University ut their head; and to-day contnu-
ing along the course we come TO celebrate
Founders Day at the Jacob Tome Insti-
tute
He also told an interesting piece of history
coincedent with the founding ol the institute.
How many of you know the history oi that
little island in the river Just below your town.
known as Watsons island, and under the
new b. y o. railroad bridge, which was for
mery called Palmer's Island. He went on to
relate how as early as 1924 that island along
with other land had been willed by Charles
Palmer, of London, England, to Virginia
(Which state then included all the territory of
the Chesapeake Region for the establish
ment Of University to be known as the
Academy OF Virginia and Oxford, and how it
had been the wish of the donor, that ''the
scholars OF said University should be taught
painting in oil and water coors, for their
recreation"
In speaking of the Institute Mr.. Gilman said
The Tome Institute will become model
Institution for this state, and hope soon to
see institutions like it on the Eastern Shore
as well in the Westeron section Of our state.
And l congratulate you all upon its coming
from such clean hands, and having such ex-
ceent leadership. This beautiful building
contains all modern appliances for the pur-
suit of study, and the school in its entire
plan shows a great adaptation to the pur-
poses for which it is designed.
The large enrolment of students is very
gratifying and the school is destined to be-
come a great institution and of inestimabe
value to this region. 1t will be found that
the Institute will enjoy many advantages
from being founded by an individual and
governed by a private Board of Directors.
enjoying an endowment sufficient to meet its
every requirement
The influence of manual training in the
development Of the mind will be marked, as