The herald., 1897-06-24
PASADENA


spondence.) The exhibit Of the work OF
Throop Polytechnic institute has at
tracted large number of spectators today
and there have been many expressions OF
admiration of the work of the students
which is even more creditable than that
of last year. The shops were running full
blast all day and visitors to this depart
ment have greatly admired the engines
constructed by Lou Farris, John o. Reed,
Walter Hansen and Blanchard Snyder. as
well as the electrical switchboard and the
unfinished lathe and drill press which are
to be seen in this department. Inthe wood
shop. under the direction of Prof. Charles
N. Chambers, many useful and ornamental
articles are shown, in the construction OF
which the principle of joinery and turning
are exemplihed, such as picture frames,
card cases, napkin rings. center tables and
chests, the inlaid tables attracting especial
attention. Here are found many clever
sketches in charcoal, ink and pencil of still
life, costume model, casts and outdoor sub
jects Several pretty bits Of marine and
flowers in water colors were by Airline
Vallette, Archer Allen, Maude Daggett
and Jessie Farley. Rhoderick Burnham
had good designs in brush work. Char
Goals of the antique by James Gaylord
and Ruth Baker and model studies by
Edna Gearhart and Ida Mellish were also
good, and illustrations by Savre G. Groes-
DUCK, II. D. OttIIttt tiHu IIdWSOA "SA Z
especially noteworthy.
The biological laboratory had on display
many of the interesting relics brought over
from the Channel islands by the recent
expedition sent out by the Pasadena Acad-
emy of Sciences. The carving display was
very good indeed, among the pieces of
merit being the following: Window seats,
Ruth Barrett and Echo Allen; carved
chairs, Blanche Johnston, Flossie Saun-
ders and f. +. Sterrett instructor next
year; jardiniere stands, Corneile Richert,
James Ray; cabinets. Mrs. Saunders,
Roger Sterrett; large panel mirror frame,
Maude Daggett screen, Lottie Menner
clay work, Edna Gearhart and Ida Mel
lish.
A center table made by James Williams
was purchased at s105 by Mrs. E. l. Stan
ton, to be placed in her home on Grace
hill. 1t contains 5S23 pieces of forty-three
beautiful and rare woods, mostly of Cali
fornia varieties. Rosewood. umbrella tree
myrtle, manzanita, ebony, mahogany and
smokewood are in this table, the surface
of which is finely finished and polished.
A card table in radiating design Of inlay
ing by Fritz Schultz Is handsome arti-
Gle. William Derby refused 500 for his
elegant circular center table containing
3412 pieces.
Some fine ornamental iron work is shown
by Fred Wilder, Walter Ratcliff Kenneth
Polknhorn turned brass yacht cannon
that Is a beauty.
Passing on to the art rooms, gorgeous
posters by l.. Lawson and r. Sterrett di-
rect the visitor to that department, where
four young ladies presided over the punch
bowl and the Throop Mandolin club dis
coursed music. The affair was arranged
by Miss F. r. Sterrett, art instructor, and
Misses Conger. Allen. Blick and Vallette.
Hight SCHOOT, GRADITATES
At the commencement exercises of the
high school last evening the music was
of a much better order than is often pre-
sented by such classes, and 1t was well
rendered, too, the work of the Girls Glee
club being worthy of comment, as well
as the violin solo by Miss Mary Ratcliff
and the other selections of the evening.
The members Of the class who gave ora
tions and essays acquitted themselves with
credit and the exercises passed off very
pleasantly. The graduates are:
Literary-Harry j. Royal. Judson r. Car
ter, Norman Bramley, Carlyle Wynn.
John r.. Strang, Erie M. Weight, Mary b.
Mitchell, Annie A. Pearson, Margaret L.
Fits. Margaret G. Hand. Hazel H. Web
ster. Elsie I. Brockway, Amy A. Doty,
Gertrude A. Smith, Thomas c. Gould,
Herbert N. Lowe, Fannie z. Mcdowell
Katherine r. Traphagen, Agnes p. John
ston, Mabel ]. Lambert
Scientific-Evelyn M. Ratcliff. Alfred J.
Osgood. Curran A. Thomas, Carolyn C.
Machin, Nannette P. Shaffer, Louis S.
Anderson, Paul A. Bliss, Lena G. Lovejoy,
Della M. Darling, Wendell b. B. Taylor,
Alice d. Higley, Mary A. Bufkin, Mary e.
Scribner, Mabel Wilson, Helen e. Howe
Eta M. Dickson, Ethel e. Dickey. Isy r..
Fleischner Hattie P. Taulman, Maria de
g. e. Lopez. Walter l.. Frost, John n
Chapman, Sidney A. Bristol, Julia A. Bris-
tol, Thomas Banbury, Ina r. S. Packard.
Ina Stevens, Harvey Randall
BREvITIES
Rolla Manahan drove down to the COM
mencement exercises at the opera house
last evening, and when he came out after
the exercises were concluded he was sur
prised to find his horse and buggy gone.
II was recovered today at a Los Angeles
livery stable, where 1t was left after the
party who had used 1t got through with II.
He was evidently in a hurry to get to Los
Angeles an dtook the first rig he found
At the adjourned meeting of the CITY
council today bids We're opened for the
construction of the Linda Vista. bridge.
Four bids were received the lowest being
that of D. p. N. Little of Los Angeles 1t
was decided to refer the matter to the
city engineer and city attorney, the chair
man OF the street committee and board of
supervisors. Trustee Reynolds, to whom
was referred the matter of new fire alarm
boxes asked for by the department, SUBJ
mitted written report, In. which he gave
It as his opinion that the boxes asked for
were unnecessary.