The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-16
Plans Of Tome School
Alumni

New York, December 10,-Alumni
of The Tome School, Maryland, laid
plans at the Princeton Club last
night to raise funds to purchase
and control their old schooi. Clar-
ence w. Williamson of New YORK,
chairman of the National Executive
Committee, presided and representa-
tive alumni attended from New
York, Chicago; Detroit, Syracuse,
Albany, Canton, Ohio, Pittsburgh,
Richmond, Va; Washington d. c.;
Baltimore, Port Deposit (where the
school isl and Salisbury, Md; Cam
den, and Philadelphia.
Ralph A. Gamble '05, newly elect
ed Representative from the 25th
Congressional District, welcoming
the alumni from all parts OF the
country, said, This is the first time
that the alumni of Tome have ever
in the history of the school been
asked to do anything for it, and un-
less we can do this job now 1t Will
be the first and last time, because
there lust won't be any Tome.
Other schools taken over by their
alumni and operated and controlled
by them have been highly success
full. AS you know, the new Tome
School Corporation has signed a
contract to buy the school
grounds, buildings and equipment,
which cost million and a quarter
dollars to build and equip, for the
sum of $35O,O00. That includes
nothing for goodwill; and you, the
alumni, should be a large part OF
that goodwill. If it had not been for
the present Alumni Association
there would not be any Tome School
tonight. The new corporation has
formulated an idea and plan. They
want you to get behind them and
help them put it over. They want
you to get behind Tome.
81 wonder how many OF you real
ize that you are the nucleus OF an
alumni body of nearly 5000 men!
I wonder how many of you realize
that there are about 20 of the Sec
ond genera ton of Tome men at the
school today-you are getting old.
Tome is now 38 years old. 1t has
reached maturity and for the first
time it is appealing to the men 1t
has sent out. You have good bar
gain. 1t is too good school to let
go. It's standing in the educational
world is too high to be lost. This is
an opportunity that will not occur
again.
MANY things have been done by
the new corporation since last sum-
mer. Steps have been taken to put
the school on a business basis for
the first time in many years. Con-
siderable savings have been made
and every expenditure has been
closely scrutinized. A survey has
been completed of the vital repairs
Immediately necessary. A revision
of the educational program is being
undertaken.
Frederick S. Henry, President OF
the new school corporation, and for
thirty years on the faculty, told the
alumni that a new spirit OF hope
fulness and cooperation existed on
the campus based, he believed, on
the knowledge that the alumni were
getting together to make Tome the
school they had always wanted it
to be.
Clarence w. Williamson told the
alumni what the Executive Com
mittee had done and outlined the
plans for carrying the campaign to
some twenty or more alumni centers
throughout the country.
Among the sponsors are Herbert
Bayard Swope; Senator Millard Tyd-
ings of Maryland; DR.. Thomas s.
Baker, President Emeritus of Car
negie Tech and former Headmaster
of Tome; Judge Raymond MacNeille
of Philadelphia; DR.. Ray Congdon
of Lehigh University; Rt. Rev. Wal
lace J. Gardner, Episcopal Bishop
of New Jersey; DR.. Scott Porter OF
Amherst; ]. Herbert Ware of New
York; DR.. Murray Peabody Brush
of Covina, California, former head
master of Tome; DR.. James NC
Conaugh, President of Wesleyan
University; and Judge Scott Offutt
Of Maryland.