New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-02
AMONG TIE COLLEGES.
I'ROWN.
ADDITIONS TO THE LIBRARY IN 1892.

Providence Jan. (SpeciaD The library OF Brown
University IS one OF the most attractive features OF
the Institution The university was founded IN l'd,
but II had scarcely nucleus Of library until three
years h,cr when the Rev. Morgan Edwards collected
books for 1t In England When the library was re-
moved from University Hall to It's new home In Man
ming Hall in 1s43 II contained 10000 volumes. When
the second removal occurred In 1878 to the new and
elegant library building, in Watermanst., there We're
IL 900 Volumes and at the close CT this year lo02
there are not far from $1,000 volumes and more than
10000 unbound pamphlets.
The books In the library many OF which are rare
and costly are Well bound. From year to year pur-
chases have been made OF works OF practical use Tor
the professors and students and free access Is allowed
TO the acovcs In which they have been placed II
Is proof OF the good results which have followed this
freedom Of access to tho shelves which the volumes
ne that, nj the close OF the college year. When
thorough examination OF the condition OF the library
Is made with the rarest exception, every book IS found
in It's place.
The nblnry funds OF all denominations amount to
nearly $4,000. The Library Committee wond be-
most thankful TO have this sum doubled, with the
certainty that the income could De profaby Invested
In much-ncedcd books.
During the year 1892 there were added to the
library by purchase and by gilt nearly 1000 volumes
and about $50 pamphlets Among the most generous
donors were John PIERCE, Of the class OF 1886, pro
George B. Peck. VI. D.. Of the class OF lod4 The
former has for years been lavish OF his GIFTS % 'he
library. Among those tlc last year were thirty
nine Of the proceedings Of the Royal Society
OF London and many others OF great value. d.
Peck has given not lar from 300 volumes on subjects
connected with homeopathy. Mrs. j. L. Lincoln mas
given some eighty volumes from the library OF hef
late husband and from the library OF the late Miss
Maria Benedict. daughter OF the Rev. DR.. Benedict,
!. hay
fifty volumes.
The additions to tho department OF history nave
been especially numerous and valuable. This has
been made possible because tho committee have Deeh
able 10 uee The income oi the Diman Fund oi Sloo"
FOR the purchase Of works on medieval ana modern
history and that OF the Jamne Fund. also OF elo,ooo
for the purchase OF books relating 10 the history OF
the United states. 80 also the department Of botany
Is fortunate in having the Olney Fund o. SloOoo
10 draw from for the purchase OF books or OF specimens
20 be added to the valuable heriarA
few DAYS ago Dr. franci, Delaheld presented
10 the library an elegant copy In two volumes OF his
studies In Pathological Anatomy which he says
IN Inv I1nIfcd slate II rrprs,nts the experience OF
twcn'y.nve years, and" the Doctor ADDS, ht.leVe
that II VIII be of permanent value as Dooh oi
on december - tho librarian received from the
ierc, octave copy OF he -eccnuy revised Book OF
common Prayer II j. one oi tn thirteen copies
country II may he remarked In passing That Brown
University ha, especially warm place IN tne an,c
lions of many prison, connected win the Episcopal
Clurch The following bishops We're educated at
tn. university: benjamin Il. smith. 81 the class OF
I-iS lushou OF Kentucky. George burgess, OF the
cio.s Of l~23 Bishop o. Slane; Vi. a. u. W. Howe.
4 the class Of les Bishop Of Central Iennsyivania
f,,orce NJ Randall. of the class o. Is3-, bI5aop OF
colorado: Alexander Burgess. 81 the class 81 l-3c.
bishop Of the quincy Diocese, Illinois; The uni,
nsno9 chi vod in i-ll on Bishop Potter in l723, and
on Bishop Clarke IN lrbO.