Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-04-17

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Paaamoaa City, Ut
Dear ME- ClaE.e
I Ian .eoa . #orao
a Democrat g.u had IA article OH
taa clio Ing of the Tome School, From
hat article, oHc would eet The inn
preston that Tome Institute, founded
by Jacob Tome more than 50 years
ago, is no more. Many persons do not
know that there have existed two
Tome schools in the town of Port De
post, Md, and that the Tome school
located in the town proper is still
functionmg, and fulfilling the wishes
of its founder, Mr.. Jacob Tome. l am
enclosing a clipping which you prob
ably saw in the Evening Sun, of
April 4, which gives the historical
facts about the two schools. The
Tome Institute consists Of an EIe-
mentary School and the High School.
Mr.. Tome supervised the building Of
both Of these large stone buildings
also Washington Hall, the Gym for
the High School Building Ills old
mansion faces the playgrognd IF the
High School building and the River
The Tome School for boy was built
ou Tine bin osero.Ene D.. p.H. sa.
aa years after Mr Iou DEATH
over .he protest o. 2Ir Jome n@ho
art.Wad- married Scua 9r Franco
ror She told The Boad that II vas uoJ
Mr. Tones desire u build school
fol wealthy boys, but that he wanted
to help the poor boys and girls of
Cecil County.
Nv daughter Leucia, graduated
last year from the Tome Institute, 50
/ have had opportunity TO learn a
good deal about the school. II is a
good school, and it is continuing to
do good work. However, the failure
of the Upper School came very nearly
closing the doors Of the original Tome.
The Institute takes the place Of the
County Schools in one Of the dis ,
tricts Of the County.
with best wishes, am,
Sincerely,
S. J. Venable .,
The clipping from the Evening Sun,
Baltimore, referred to by Dr. Vcnablc
reads as follows:
The Jacob Tome School for Boys, ,
which now passes by purchase to the
United States Navy to be converted =.
into biz training center, probably }
was ,nione. in one strange particular,
among all private educational insti- =
tutions in this country or anywhere.
Executives and trustees of private
schools for bows and girls, for col d
leoes and universities. spend much of q
their time STRUGGLING, often unsuccess
fully to make the Weld of endowments u
close the hiatus between student re- Il
wanna and tbe cost of operati0n. Tome I
School differed in that instead Of {
being endowed, it was, itself the en-
.dowment Of another educational in =
gtitution.
The sale III Tome School, which IN :,
gact closed us doors a ycar AgO, net :
vour corresuoudenL wondering what /"
bannnnn IN the endowment Of IN en- "
dowed institution when that inBtitu- !"
,f,n raus nnou ovu dave and Yields =
~, n. ,boa Finding no answer in 2
ahstract rnasoninp YOUR corregpon-
liant startod . m,est for inflammation.
Hero L. what no learned
pacl in 1890 Mr. Jacob Tome. who N
bod an,assed fortune in the lumber v
-, o.+ob1iebod tho Tacob Tome P
IN s+itr+a at Port Denosit. his home D
Id 200 od,oo+;o, of .
ho++o, sor+ +bon CociI county could n
$500 $500 ~ e.;,,1 - 49, ohiIdro, of +ba+ t.
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