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Line 13: − Like most colleges at the time, Brown had compulsory chapel,<!--abolished: when?---> and not all students appreciated it. A 1904 book of student verse includes a lament by one C. S. Mitchell, entitled "Chapel Bell:"+
→History: Oops. Compulsory chapel abolished 1872. Mitchell was evidently a _non_ chapel-goer who disliked being awakened by the bell
Brown did not admit women until 1891, when a women's college named Pembroke College was founded. Brown became coedicational in 1971 when the undergraduate school merged with Pembroke College.
Brown did not admit women until 1891, when a women's college named Pembroke College was founded. Brown became coedicational in 1971 when the undergraduate school merged with Pembroke College.
Brown had compulsory chapel from its founding until it was abolished in 1872<ref>[http://www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/Databases/Encyclopedia/search.php?serial=C0330 Chapel], from ''Encyclopedia Brunoniana.''</ref> Services were, of course still conducted and a 1904 book of student verse includes a lament by one C. S. Mitchell entitled "Chapel Bell:"
:Hark! the bell—brazen bell<br>
:Hark! the bell—brazen bell<br>
:What a world of agony its clanging notes foretell<br>
:What a world of agony its clanging notes foretell<br>