The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-05-23

buildings of the Jacob Tome Institute
were dedicated last week amid crrrm"n-
les the most impressive, and surround
ings most imposing.
The personal tributes paid the memory
of the founder of this grand educational
enterprise. were not the fusome cOnpH-
ments of SubScrvicnt admirers, but the
intelligent expressions of educated men.
competent to iud@" of the character, aud
determine the merits of IL comprehensive
scheme of education for young men. the
wisdom and scope of which, their expert
ence as educators endorses and approves
The imprrssivcncSs of the ceremonies
We're commensurate with the import
ance of the occasion, and the extent Of
an endowment. which excited the admir-
alton and amaZcmcEt of Il prominent
speaker in this language, Jacob Tom"
has written his name in large characters
in the largest contribution for Il pr"pa"a-
tory school for boys yet realized in tn"
worlds history. SO large are the pro
ductive funds of the Tome Institute that
of the nearly 800 colleges and UNIVERSE
ties in the United States, there are but
nine, with all the responsibilities of their
Comprehensive work, the name of each
one of which is known the world over.
whose productive funds to-day exceed til"
capital of the Tome Institute
The thoroughly religious tone that
marked the exercises, unmarried by any
sectaran character, Indicated the wis
dom and good Judgment of those -
whom the conception and execution Of
the entire inaugural program was en-
trusted
Naturally great public interest ccntcrrd
in Mrs. Evelyn Tome, whose Jealous de
voton to the interests of the Institute,
as rejecting the wishes of her late huS-
band has commanded universal adnirl-
ton, as the central figure of the entire
inaugural program.
Public interest centercd in the cXer-
ei'e' VI i'""' an" '''"'""'' wv e"
oresSeS OIL senator N'' o''''S' PROVOST
Harrison of the University of pcnnsyl
yania. and those of President Denny.
ol washington ana Lee University r''h
ny ir"l' IulS'a'l ol inc University l" az
ulty. Rev Simon j. Mcpherson on the
Preparatory. and Mr.. Van Sickle Oh the
fuolc SCHOOLS ol inc h'''u states were
the special features the address "I wei
come being "'Il'ero" ny refer l.. i"'l'e'
Esq'' Oh lhe loi''c INSTITUTE hoar" "l
trustees VINO Sald
The Jacob Tome Institute was founded
in Nav 1850 Jaruh Tome. tLr Founder
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recognize" ''""'I vi Ms '""'''"''''N' ~
had taken deep interest i'll the public
welfare and csurcin,ly in all mu,trrs
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lr"Hl'c "i 'i'hll'So' '"Ii'Sc' Oh west
Nottingham Academy, and of other edit
cational institutions.
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Vi eu"'"'i""' ne ""N"'a''u ''' '""'"-
ton of the nand as well as of the head.
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win me "H 1t Is ne '"i'''i"'" '''"t
the object and aim of all education should
be to increase the usefulness of man. use
fu,ness +o bin.oIf and ,o o+bor, and
hi"Ne VI nm p'''ef 'i''"e"'
Holding those views, he conceived the
idea of founding an educational inStitu-
,;or in ,hi. community wb.ro ba bod
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