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education, for boys and girls alike, and at the lowest possible cost. His 

 feelings had been deeply hurt by his having heard several times of testy 

 opposition to his school from a few persons of extra stiff devotion to so-called 

 "Orthodox" theology, because he was a prominent member of the 

 Universalist church ; and upon this point he said : 



"I want to disabuse • anyone of the idea that this is a sectarian school. 

 This is a school for the public, and I am not here today to forfeit my honor 

 and my character to build up any sectarian institution. I have property 

 here unincumbered worth $60,000 which will be used as an endowment fund 

 for this school, provided the directors keep it what it now is, non-partisan 

 and non-sectarian. I am here to offer you this property for the benefit of 

 Pasadena, Los Angeles county, Southern California, humanity. I want you 

 to leave me my character, worth more to me than anything. I did not do 

 this for public applause, but to return the means God has given me to the 

 one to whom it belongs. I oflfer this as a Christmas donation, and if it is 

 worth anything to you, take it, and help me make it what it ought to be." 



His speech was received with enthusiastic and long-continued applause. 



To this munificent and noble offer Mayor O. F. Weed responded on 

 behalf of the city authorities and the people, accepting the gift, and promis- 

 ing that the high aims of the venerable and beloved founder of the institution 

 should be carried out. He said : 



' ' The people of Pasadena have much to be thankful for — for their 

 climate and soil, for the culture and refinement of the community, for our 

 magnificent hotels and other buildings, for Prof. Lowe's unique mountain 

 railroad, for our schools and churches. But Father Throop's gift of the 

 Polytechnic Institute surpasses all others, and it will bear his name along 

 the line of coming generations yet unborn. Pasadena accepts the gift, and 

 will ever hold the giver in grateful veneration. Other men have achieved 

 fame, but Father Throop has achieved a glory that is immortal.'" 



An appeal was made for scholarships to aid the Institute in providing 

 free tuition for worthy pupils who need a little help. In response a number 

 of pledges were announced, some of which were never paid. The following 

 is a complete list of bona fide scholarship pledges ($1,000) up to January 

 I, 1895: 



B. F. Ball $1,000 Mary E. McGee $1,000 



W. C. Stewart 1,000 Mrs. Thos. F. Croft 1,000 



F.J.Woodbury (land) 1,000 Citizens Subscription pledge... 1,000 



Prof. T. S. C. Lowe 2,000 Adelia M. Callender 1,000 



Mrs. Prof. Lowe 2,000 E. F. Hurlbut 1,000 



Some other persons also, have given lesser amounts to the scholarship 

 fund, 



THE BANQUET. 



In the evening the largest assemblage ever seated at a banquet in Pasa- 

 dena gathered at Hotel Green, 260 plates being served. Hon. P. M. Green 

 presided, sitting with Father Throop at his right hand and Gov. Markham 

 at his left. By Father Throop's special request, the evil custom of serving 



