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DIVISION THREE — BRAINS. I9I 



highest and best phases, although his own early advantages in this respect 

 had been very meager ; and now he purposed to devote his money and the 

 remainder of his life to the founding in Pasadena of an institution of learn- 

 ing, on the most approved plan that educational experts could suggest. 

 After several conferences and consultations with friends upon the subject 

 during the spring and summer of 1891, a special meeting was held at his 

 house on August 31, at which were present Rev. Dr. E. L. Conger ; Prof. 

 John Dickinson of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles ; 

 Prof. C. H. Keyes, superintendent of schools. Riverside ; Prof Will S. 

 Monroe, superintendent of schools, Pasadena ; Prof. James D. Graham, 

 principal of High School, Pasadena. The result of this meeting was a de- 

 cision to proceed at once to open the college ; and in a few days Father 

 Throop had leased for five years the great four-story Wooster block, corner 

 of Fair Oaks Avenue and Kansas street, and commenced fitting it up for 

 school uses ; and a circular was issued announcing that the new college 

 would open and begin its scholastic year on November 2. I quote : 



" On September 23d, articles of incorporation were filed with the secre- 

 tary of state, with the following named persons as a board of incorporation : 

 Gov. H. H. Markham, H. W. Magee, Esq., J. C. Michener, M. D., W. U. 

 Masters, J. S. Hodge, M. D., Major Geo. H. Bonebrake, Hon. Delos Arnold, 

 Hon. T. P. Lukens, E. F. Hurlbut, Prof. T. S. C. Lowe, Hon. P. M. Green, 

 F. C. Howes, Milton D. Painter, Hon. A. G. Throop, Ex-Gov. Lionel A. 

 Sheldon. 



"The first meeting of the board of trustees was held October 2d, at 

 which time officers were elected as follows : Hon. A. G. Throop, president ; 

 L. W. Andrews, secretary ; Hon. P. M. Green, treasurer. 



"On October 8th the by-laws of the corporation were by the trustees 

 discussed and adopted, and an executive committee elected, consisting oi 

 Hon. A. G. Throop, Rev. E. L. Conger, W. E. Arthur, Mrs. L. T. W. 

 Conger and E. E. Spalding. 



" ' Throop University' was the name that had been adopted, and it was 

 announced to embrace the following departments : College of Letters and 

 Science : (a) Classical Course, (b) Philosophical Course, (c) Scientific 

 Course, (d) English Course. Preparatory Department, Law School, Musical 

 Institute, Art Studio, Elocution, Stenography and Typewriting, Physical 

 Culture — Gymnasium. Prof. M. M. Parker was elected vice president of 

 the University. A list of ten instructors was announced for the first year." 



The Daily Star of November 1 1 , said : 



" Prof. M. M. Parker is in receipt of a letter from Hon. Delos Arnold 

 offering to Throop University a valuable collection of 150 varieties of quat- 

 ernary and pliocene fossils from this [Los Angeles] county. The gift has 

 been accepted by Prof. Parker on behalf of the University, with thanks. 

 A duplicate of this collection was recently sent by Mr. Arnold to the curator 

 of the national museum at Washington, by whom it is considered of 

 especial value." 



OPENING DAY. 



The University classes commenced their regular sessions on Monday, 

 November 2, 187 1 ; and on the previous Saturday the friends of the enter- 



