The herald., 1895-06-20
PASADENA NEWS BUDGET
Throop Institute the Center of
Attraction
THE ADELPHIANS' MEETING
The G. A. r. and the Dissertation of
National Holidays
THE ADELPhIANS' MEETING
Consideration of Plans for the New Schools.
Wong Fee Held for Trial.
News Items

PASADENA, June 19.-Throop Poly
technic institute has been the center of
attraction today, both buildings being
crowded with visitors, who have. one
and all, been most enthusiastic in ex
pressons of appreciation of the work be-
ing done. That the citizens of Pasadena
take great interest in this iourishing
institution and feel proud of its deserved
ly great and increasing reputation, was
fully evident by the large number Of rep
rosantatlve citizens that thronged the ex-
hibit rooms and expressed their unquali-
fed commentator and praise of the
work.
The young lady students, clad in white
gowns with yellow trimmings 1.-THE
Throop colors) presided over the various
departments while the young men ush-
cred the visitors through the buildings
and explained the many articles and the
process of making them.
The work in the wood carving and art
departments attracted much attention, al
though it is hardly possible to single out
any department for special mention.
since all departments made such an ex-
cellent showing.
In the line of woodwork, besides those
a humble of specimens OF inlaid work
that were especially fine, considering
that they were the work of the first year
students. The wood carving was espe-
cially admired as was also the modelling
in clay, specimens of this work being
shown in the same ROOM Among the
latter were two figures in plaster of Night
by Miss Airline Nallette and Miss Ada
Blanchard, which were very well exc
cuted. Harry Gaylord's copy of Michael
Clyte and Mary Clark's Mercury were the
objects of much admiration on the part
of the visitors. The specimens of wood
carving were mentioned yesterday.
though some others worthy of mention
were added today. The hat stand and
mirror of Miss Sanders is good piece of
work.
In the department of iron work some
tasteful and well-executed designs were
shown. Three piano lamps that woald
do credit to old workmen were those of
Eugene Griswold. John McCollum and
Thomas Nelines. A hanging lamp by Ed
ward Winslow was very we'll done indeed.
In the dress-making and cooking de-
partments thorough attention to detail
was indicated, though the visitors were
too many to allow of sampling the pro-
ducts of the culinary department.
Some fine work was shown in the me-
chanical drawings of Edison Turner, r.
Shilling, Il. W. Stimson and others.
In the shops everything was running
full blast, just as on a regular school day.
and it was indeed an interesting sight
and instructive, too to watch the boys at
work on all sort, of devices, from COM
mon bolt to the intricate parts of steam
engine. The boys all begin in the black
smith shop and work up to the most
COM licated machinery, and in the wood
work likewise, beginning with simple
articles and work m to the most di .ficult
always making automatically exact and
accurate drawings of everything con-
structed.
In the electrical departm ant the minia-
ture electric road was a center of attrac-
ton. Arthur Hodges electrical machines
were very interesting also.
There were probably not less than ff-
teen hundred visitors at the institution to-
day. The graduation exercises take place
tonight.