BROWN UNIVERSITY, at Providence, R. I., was organized in 1764, at Warren, in the same state, and removed in 1770 to its present location. It was known at first as Rhode Island college, but in 1804 the name was changed in honor of Nicholas Brown, one of its most munificent benefactors. It has been from the beginning under Bap tist direction and patronage, but it is not sectarian in its teaching. It has an endow ment of $775,000, and an annual income of $65,000. Its property is valued at over $1,250,000. The college buildings, five in number, stand upon elevated ground, and are inclosed in a campus of 16 acres, beautifully graded and adorned with trees, chiefly elms. The library, a choice and admirable selection, contains 52,000 volumes and 16,000 pamphlets; and a permanent fund of $27,000 insures its constant increase. The museum of natural history contains a valuable collection of specimens. There are
(1880) 14 professors, 3 other teachers, and 260 students. The alumni number 2845. Mr. James Manning was the first president, Rev. Jonathan Maxey the second. and Rev. Asa Messer the third. The latter was succeeded in 1827 by Rev. Francis Wayland, D.D., one of the most eminent of American divines and educators, under whose direc tion the institution greatly prospered. His successors have been Barnes Sears, D.D., LL.D., 1865-67; Alexis Caswell, D.D., LL.D., 1867-72; and the present incumbent, E. G. Robinson, D.D., LL.D., appointed in 1872. A fund of $50,000, created by the state, sustains 30 scholarships. More than 50 other scholarships, each yielding about $60 per annum, have been established; and there is an arrangement whereby $25 is annually deducted from the tuition of a number of indigent students, not exceeding two fifths of the whole body.