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JOHN BROWN Founder of John Brown University.

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JOHN BROWN Founder of John Brown University.

JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY IS A PRIVATE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY, RANKED FIRST IN BEST VALUE AMONG SOUTHERN REGIONAL COLLEGES BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT AND IS LISTED AS ONE OF AMERICA’S BEST COLLEGES BY FORBES. JBU IS A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL FOR CHRISTIAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND ENROLLS MORE THAN 2,200 STUDENTS FROM 40 STATES AND 39 COUNTRIES.

1902-1905

At the age of 22, John Brown becomes president of Scarritt Collegiate Institute in Neosho, Mo. Although limited in formal education, and the youngest college president in the nation, he is recognized as a brilliant administrator and scholar. He eventually returns to his previous careers in evangelism and publishing, but he begins to dream of building a school that will encompass a threefold education of young people, focused on head, heart and hand.

Southwestern Hall

1919

July- Brown realizes the beginning of his dream. He, his family and a few friends gather in a corn field in Northwest Arkansas to dedicate the family farm as a school for economically disadvantaged young people who are "rich in aspirations, ideals, personality and integrity." The Browns deed their lands, home and printing plant to the new school.

August- William Waterhouse begins the first building, Southwestern Hall, on Mr. and Mrs. Brown's farm. Mr. Waterhouse is a retired California contractor who worked with Brown's evangelistic campaigns for a number of years, moving into a town a few days before meetings were to be held and erecting wooden "tabernacles," capable of holding hundreds of people.

September 30- One month and four days later, Southwestern Collegiate Institute opens for its first day of classes in its solitary building. As an academy (high school) and junior college, the school begins with 12 faculty and staff members and 70 students. The students help defray the cost of their education by working four hours a day in the various departments of the school. Within the first month, the students publish the first school paper, The Southwestern.

December- The International Federation of Christian Workers donates its Federation Publishing Company to the school in December. This gift makes possible courses in printing and journalism.

1920

Spring- The Southwestern Collegiate Institute is renamed John E. Brown College, to increase recognition of the school in Brown's evangelistic circles. The Siloam School of the Bible is added to the Institute in order to provide future ministers, church workers and missionaries.

June 1- The cornerstone for the school's first permanent building, the J. Alvin Brown Hall for Men, is laid. Much of the work on the building is done by the students themselves. A gift of $50,000 from the Hon. Jesse H. Jones provides the springboard for the construction.

June 4- 5- President Brown delivers the first baccalaureate and commencement addresses for Academy graduates.

September 22- 150 students enroll at the college and academy levels.

1921

Spring- The Academy produces six more graduates. Students walk many miles to reach "mission points" in jails, hospitals, nursing homes and churches, and to farm the acres surrounding the school. All meals and food products were grown or raised on College lands. Because of injuries and lack of practice time, the decision is made to drop intervarsity sports and concentrate on intramural athletics.

Fall- Dedication of J. Alvin Brown Hall. Male students move from the "Old White" building to their new dorm.

October 7- First annual Founder's Day, the predecessor of modern Homecoming celebrations.

1924

Spring- Two students graduate from JEBC and 43 from the Academy.

Fall- The founder purchases almost the entire community of Sulphur Springs to establish John Brown University, a four-year vocational college for those who can afford its $450 annual tuition. JEBC continues to offer tuition-free education through its vocational requirements.

1925

1934

June 11- The Arkansas State Department of Education grants an unrestricted charter to the newly incorporated four-year John Brown University. JBU was reorganized to come out of debt in the tail end of the Depression.

September 1- The articles of incorporation are amended and John Brown University is established with three colleges: John E. Brown College, Siloam School of the Bible and John Brown Vocational College. A high school program is still offered, known as the Julia A. Brown School for Children.

1948

April 2- John E. Brown Jr. becomes president of John Brown University at age 26. Like his father before him, he is the youngest college president in the country. KGER, a 5,000-watt radio station in Long Beach, California, is purchased as part of the endowment.

1957

February 12- John E. Brown Sr., dies in Leucadia, Calif.

April 28- The Cathedral sanctuary is completed, and the Cathedral is dedicated.

1993

Fall- George F. Ford serves as the fourth President of John Brown University.

THE MISSION OF JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY

John Brown University provides Christ-centered education that prepares people to honor God and serve others by developing their intellectual, spiritual and professional lives.

 

WHY WAS HE SUCCESSFUL?

•Family•Work•Spirit

JOHN BROWN

A successful entrepreneur.