Southern California; . entment. It is suchcommunities as this that form the backbone of SouthernCalifornias prosperity—a thoughtful, conservative,industrious people, growing their fruit and graduallyworking out a more definedindividuality and a larger in-telligence. Pomona College, a Congre-gational institution situated atClaremont, but a few miles outof town, exercises a strong up-ward influence upon the people,iud the schools are thoroughlym touch with modern ideasand equipment. At Pomona, as at other spotsin the valley region where the land is fertile and thesurrounding country beautiful, t
Southern California; . entment. It is suchcommunities as this that form the backbone of SouthernCalifornias prosperity—a thoughtful, conservative,industrious people, growing their fruit and graduallyworking out a more definedindividuality and a larger in-telligence. Pomona College, a Congre-gational institution situated atClaremont, but a few miles outof town, exercises a strong up-ward influence upon the people,iud the schools are thoroughlym touch with modern ideasand equipment. At Pomona, as at other spotsin the valley region where the land is fertile and thesurrounding country beautiful, the Mexicans were thefirst settlers, and traces of their occupation still large clump of prickly pear is the infallible sign oftheir settlement, which is confirmed by the adobe wallsnot far removed. One of the houses, which is todayused as a residence,.was originally a mission chapel, andthe adjoining home was builtby Don Palomares, the firstsettler in the valley, who %*received a Spanish grant ^%,\ //,r\^i*.. i^^
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