The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-14
FATHER TROOPS MEMORIAL
Duly Celebrated by College Stu
dents and Friends
TALK AND TREEPLANTING
Ia Memory of the Generous Founder
of Throop
The Union Prisoners Enjoy a Dinner The
Bazaar of the Holidays a Success
City Brevities

PASADENA, Dec. 13.-Assembly hall of
Throop polytechnic institute was well
filled this morning with the students and
friends of the institute to do honor to the
memory of lis founder, Father Throop.
The rostrum was tastefully decorated
with flowers and vines, while the portraits
pied prominent positions, and the trustees
and faculty sat on the platform.
After an overture by the orchestra, the
school sang America. President keyes
then introduced the first speaker, George
II. Doty, who spoke on Father Throop and
the Students. He referred to the simple,
kindly life of Father Throop, his unselfish
and thoughtful ways. which endeared him
greatly to all the students.
Mr.. Doty referred to the daily interest
felt by the pupils in seeing Father Throop
among them, how eagerly they looked each
morning for his smiling countenance, and
encouraged his classmates to keep his
memory ever green, and follow, as far as
possible, in his footsteps.
Mr.. J. d. Gaylord was introduced by
president Reyes as an old friend of Father
Throop, and spoke on Father Throop in
the Community. Referring to him as a
seeker after truth, Mr.. Gaylord spoke of
the noble life and simplicity of Father
Throop, showing how his guiding star had
best as he found it everywhere.
He urged the greatest consistency and
fidelity to truth on the part of the students,
saying they were now fitting themselves by
virtue of the training and education which
they were now undergoing, to take an act
i've and prominent part in the life of the
community, and the handspring of their
action under all circumstances should be
to seek out the truth and follow it stead
lastly, never diverging in the slightest from
it. He had given three great things to the
world besides the example of noble life.
These were his gifts to the church he loved,
TO this community, in the institute, and to
nation his only son, who died for his coun-
try. SIT remains said the speaker, ITO
you, young men and women, to erect TO
him suitable monument in your lives
and characters which will go down through
the ages in Qualification of his loving sac
rifice and work."
Rev. DR.. e. l.. Conger was introduced
and, after reading psalm. led in earnest
prayer, after which the audience sang
Nearer, My God, to Thee.
E. E. Spalding was introduced. He said
that 80 much had already been said about
Father Throop that it was difficult to say
anything new. He thought it was most
fitting that day had been set aside in
which the young men and women who
were indebted to him for this grand educa-
tional institute should commemorate his
virtues in this manner. He spoke of Fa-
Their TROOPS early life. Having been born
In comparative poverty, he could appre-
ciate the struggles of others and had
kindly feeling for all.
A duet was rendered by Prof. C. N.
Chambers and Charles Swerdfiger, after
which T. j. Policy ,on behalf of the faculty,
said few earnest words in regard to Fa-
ther Throop and his relations to that body,
commenting upon his kindly sympathy
and helpfulness in so many ways and his
constant work for the good of the insttu-
ton which he founded.
A selection by the orchestra followed,