The San Francisco call., 1896-10-19
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
OF PASADENA,
Institutions of Learning in
Which the City Takes
Pride.
Seven Modern Structures That
House Fifty Teachers and
$500 Pupils.
POPULAR THRo0P INSTITUTE.
Opportunity Afforded Young People to
Fit Themselves for Trade or
Profession.
POPULAR THRooP INSTITUTE.

PASADENA, CAL, Oct. 1E-of all the
institutions in which the citizens OF Pasa-
dena take pride, none are held in.so high
esteem as the public schools of this fair
city. With seven handsome modern
school buildings, fifty teachers and some
$500 pupils, it furnishes educational ad-
vantages unsurpassed by those OF any city
of its size in the Union.
When In 1887 the Wilson School was
erected with it's ten rooms it was believed
that many years would elapse before it
would be filed, but the rapid growth of
the city of homes soon made other build
ings necessary and as the influx of citi-
zens continues 1nabated additional build
1ngs will be needed to train up to useful
American citizenship the rapidly increas-
ing school population.
The beneficial effects of the climate,
with the purest air, charming scenery and
abundant opportunity for outdoor sports
and occupations during the entire year,
make of this an ideal spot for developing
healthy, vigorous young men and women.
This is leading many to come here, at
tracted by the unexceptionable advant-
ages for both physical and mental growth,
10 make their homes, and thus the popu-
laI1On OF HaSaQ6na is maue up OF the DeSJ
elements in the entire country.
So marked are the benefits of the sur
roundings thar the remark is frequently
made by Eastern visitors that nowhere
else have they seen such sturdy bright
young people. The school buildings are
modern in their structure and equip
ment, supplied with the most approved
methods for heating and ventilating; the
arrangements for lighting are scientii-
nd ho hIliid yO1ao
on ample grounds that furnish space for
both decoration and Fairgrounds. These
large open spaces provide for fresh air in
abundance, and the purest of mountain
water is piped bountifulIy to each of the
buildings.
The buildings are arranged in reference
to location, so that the High School and
one grammar school are In the central
part of the city and the remaining five at
radial points about midway TO the limits
of the district and SO placed that all are
accessible by electric or horse cars.
The grading of the schools is such as OBJ
tains in the best schools of the East, and
pupils after spending a year or two here
return to find their rank equal, if not su-
perior, to that OF their former classmates.
The primary and grammar grades COM
prise eight years work, in which all the
usual work is done preparatory to en-
trance to high school.
Four more years work is done in the
high school, in which there are three regu-
lar courses. The classical, including the
usual Latin and Greek; the literary, in
which history or modern language is
substituted for Greek, and the scientific
course, which comprises full course in
the sciences, with modern laboratories
we'll equipped with modern appliances.
This department, which was organized in
1892, now occupies almost the entire Will
son building and has an enrolment of
nearly 800 students, taught by corps Of
nine thoroughly trained instructors. The
school is accredited by both Stanford and
the State University and large number of
graduates are either students at these in
stitutions or have already received their
degrees.
Our graduates now number 1876, many OF
whom are making marked success in pro-
fesslonal and business enterprises.
In addition to and apart from the public
school system the Throop Polytechnic In
stitute stands as monument to the
memory of that noble old man, Amos G..
Throop, known familiarly as Father
Throop." Six years ago he laid the foun-
dations of what promises to be one of the
great schools of the Pacific Coast, Even
at this early date it has earned the right to
be called great, for the plan of education
which it offers and which it has demon
strated its ability to successfully carry out
is the broadest that engages the thought oi
the advanced educators of to-day.
Throop Institute is a non-sectarian, man.
ual training schooli in the highest and broad
est sense OF the word. tits not trade school,
although the young man who finishes 9
course in the Manual Training Academy
has an education which will enable him in
short time to adapt himself to any trade
toward which he may find himself natur-
ally inclined. And the young man who
does not take up trade will find him
self better educated man than he would
out entrance examination. The manual