Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-08-11
AN INTERESTING Item
BY A RETIRED TEACHER

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sistant teacher during his three years
was the late Mrs. Alice Tull Robin
son.
On September 3, 1877, Eben Hearne,
who was schoolmate Of Mr.. Mil
bourne, became the Principal Of the
Academy. Mr.. Hearne. soon gained
the love and the esteem Of the pupils
and patrons of the school and endear-
ed himself to the people of the en-
tire community. After five success
full years, Mr.. Hearne resigned May
Is, 1882, and the following autumn he
became member of the faculty of
the late Crittenden Commercial Col
lege of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Hearne's assistants during the
five years of his incumbency were
Mrs. Alice Tull Robinson, Miss Eta
Townsend and Miss Mollie E. Brit
tingham.
The close of each of the years 1873,
1879 and 1880 was marked by pleas
ing program of closing exercises, pu-
pills in al grades participating. In
1878 the exercises were held on the
lawn of the Essex farm, the home of
the late Frank Matthews, Sr. and
family. The 1879 exercises were held
in the Presbyterian Church at Reho-
both, and the 1880 exercises were held
in the Baptist Church at Rehoboth.
During Mr.. Hearne's five years, the
trustees were the late William Tub
man Dryden, George C. Powell and
Ogden Fl. Wilkins, and the County
Superintendent of School were the
late Edgar Jones and DR.. Alex n.
Robinson.
The late DR.. Fletcher Somers, of
Crisfield, Maryland, succeeded Mr..
Hearne as Principal on September 1,
1882, but he filled the position only
one school term and retired Novem.
Der Is, 1882, to take up the study Of
medicine.
On November 16, 1882, Miss La
vinia G. Hearne, a graduate of the
Pocomoke City High School, having
been elected as Principal, entered up
on the duties of the position and oc-
cupied the Principalship very accep-
tably for ten years. She exhibited
such a fondness for the work and such
an ability to impart knowledge to her
pupils that she not only gained their
love and their cooperation, but the
esteem of the patrons of the school,
and her very name became a house.
hold word in every family of the pa
tronizing territory of the school dur
ing her term of service and during the
years that have followed.
Miss Hearne's capable assistants
during her ten years. tenure were
Miss Mollie E. Birmingham, Mrs. Ad-
die Tilghman Derrickson and Mrs.
Matte Mitchell Cuff. Miss Hearne
resigned May Is, 1892, and on Sep
TENDER 1, 1892, she became the Prin-
cipal Of the High School at Bridge
vile, Delaware.
It is not surprising to learn that
Eben Hearne and his sister, Lavinia
G. Hearn after their graduation at the
Pocomoke City (Md.) High School in
1878 and 1877, respectively, selected
teaching as a profession and to date in
four generations of their family there
have been ten teachers. The number
of years these ten members of the
family have engaged in that laudable
occupation has amounted to over one
hundred years.
Mrs. Lizzie Milbourne Smith sue
ceeded Miss Hearne as Principal of
Rehoboth Academy and entered upon
the duties of the position on Septem-
Der 1, 1892. She was Principal dur
ing the three subsequent years. Dur
ing her years OF service, she MAN.
tanned the high standard of scholastic
training of the hearts and minds of
the pupils that had been set up by her
three predecessors. After a success
full career of three years. teaching,
Mrs. Smith resigned, effective May
Is, 1895. She was formerly pupil Of
the school and also was a graduate Of
Pocomoke City High. Her capable
assistant was Mrs. Florence Dryden
johnson. Mrs. Johnson taught in the
Elementary Department Of the school
ten years and later was advanced to
the Principalship, in which position
she spent five years, thus bearing the
distinction Of having occupied an in.
structor's position in the Academy
than any other teacher in the history