The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ..A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . aising district, and is theseat of St. Josephs R(jman Catholic College andConvent. Population 1900, 6,-505. BROWN UNIVERSITY, an educational insti- tution dating back to colonial days, and one ofthe leading universities of the United States; firstlocated at Warren, in Rhode Island, in 1764, underthe title of Rhode Island College, it was removedto its present site at Providence four years later,taking its present name in honor of its principalbenefactor, Nicholas Brown. The present ad-ministration of the uni
The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ..A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . aising district, and is theseat of St. Josephs R(jman Catholic College andConvent. Population 1900, 6,-505. BROWN UNIVERSITY, an educational insti- tution dating back to colonial days, and one ofthe leading universities of the United States; firstlocated at Warren, in Rhode Island, in 1764, underthe title of Rhode Island College, it was removedto its present site at Providence four years later,taking its present name in honor of its principalbenefactor, Nicholas Brown. The present ad-ministration of the university takes the form of acorporation, governed by 12 fellows and 36 trus-tees, a majority of whom must be Baptists. Thebuildings are 13 in number, and include a re-markable observatory and well-equipped gymna-sium. The education, which is non-sectarian, isonly for the sterner sex. Under the presidencyof W. H. P. Faunce, 75 instructors are engaged inthe tuition of an average of 900 students, mostof whom are from the state, and nearly all fromNew England. The productive funds exceed. --TS^SiSSKSi^S^^-^ BROWN UNIVKRSITV. $1,875,000, and the total inccjnu- of tlie univer-sity is over $760,000. Degrees in arts, ])hysics,sciences and engineering are conferred. BROWNVILLE, one of the oldest towns ofNebraska, county seat of Nemaha County. It ispleasantly situated on the Missouri River, about120 miles, by water, below Omaha. It containsseveral mills and factories, and has a flourishinglocal and river trade. Population 1900, 718. BROWNWOOD, a city of western central Texas,the county seat of Brown County. It is situatedon the Pecan River, near the foot of the ComancheMountain, about 75 miles of Lampasas. Itis the seat of Howard Payne (Baptist) College andof Daniel Baker (Presbyterian) College. Thesurrounding country is rich in pasturage, and inthe vicinity are valuable groves of timber. Popu-lation 1890, 2,176; 1900, 3,965. BROXBURN, a mining and manufacturingvillage of Scotland, s
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