Throop Institute March (Composed for the Throop Club)

Pasadena, CA: Edward S. Warren. Good. 1905. Early printing; 1st Printing. Music. This is an oversized piece of sheet music. The item is in Good only condition. There are several edge tears, creases and general wear to the edges. The pages are clean and bright. "A fervent adherent to a liberal religion, Throop established a Universalist group in Pasadena in 1886: the church still survives as Throop Unitarian Universalist Church. He is now best known for founding in 1891 (with a gift of over $100,000) the California Institute of Technology, which is today one of the world's most selective universities. In fact, it was known through its first thirty years as Throop University, Throop Polytechnic Institute, and Throop College of Technology, before its administrators decided on its current name which took effect in 1920. Also part of the Throop Polytechnic Institute was Polytechnic School which separated from the Institute in 1907. It is currently a private college preparatory school across the street from Caltech with grades ranging from K-12. His motto was "learn by doing". " .