DIVISION THREE — BRAINS. I93 



demand, which was a school of the best. Aside from all politics and sectar- 

 ianism he desired to make its instruction broad and high and pure, under 

 which its pupils may learn what is best and most useful. 



In 1892 a body of land was secured at the corner of Fair Oaks Avenue 

 and Chestnut street, where two street-car lines passed, and the building now 

 known as " West Hall " was erected. It stands 140 feet frontage on Fair 

 Oaks by 80 feet on Chestnut, two stories high. Its ultimate design was 

 for the departments of Mechanics and Physics chiefly, as the institution 

 should progress in its evolutional development ; but in October, 1892, all 

 the school work was transferred from Wooster Hall to this new building, 

 which had been equipped with gas engines and machinery for wood work, 

 iron work and electric work ; also for cooking school, sewing school, chemi- 

 cal laboratory, biological laboratory, and type-writing. 



CHANGE OF TITI,E. 



Before the opening of the college j^ear of 1892 it had been decided to 

 drop the ambitious and incorrect title of ' ' University " ; to make manual 

 and industrial education the characteristic feature of the school ; and to call 

 it "Throop Polytechnic Institute." And the motto "■learn to do by 

 doing'' was adopted, to express tersely the plan and aim of its curriculum. 



By 1893 an additional block of ground had been secured, extending 

 from West Hall eastward to Raymond Avenue ; and here was erected the 

 main building — 150 feet frontage on Chestnut street by 68 on Raymond — 

 three stories high, besides a full basement — and cost nearly $40,000. 



During the summer of 1894 $12,000 worth of new machinery, steam 

 power, and other mechanical apparatus was added to the West Hall equip- 

 ment ; and all the literary and fine arts class-work was established in East 

 Hall. 



In 1893, when East Hall had been completed, the permanent character 

 of the institution and its great value to the general interests of Pasadena 

 became more apparent. The matter was talked up in the Board of Trade 

 meetings and elsewhere, and finally, December 21, was settled upon to be 

 observed as 



FATHER throop DAY. 



The necessary committees were appointed, and arrangements made for 

 a testimonial meeting and public ovation during the day, in the Tabernacle, 

 and a banquet at Hotel Green in the evening. The forenoon, from 9 to 12 

 o'clock, was devoted to visiting and inspecting the Institute buildings, the 

 machinery being all in motion and students at work. Then from 12:15 till 

 1:45 lunch was served by the cooking school in West Hall, limited to 

 visitors from outside the city. And at 2:15 the program of exercises at the 

 Tabernacle commenced. Here W. E. Arthur, Esq., city attorney, served as 

 president of the day, and Hon. W. A. Cheney of Los Angeles delivered the 

 testimonial oration, which was a most brilliant effort. 



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