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Brown School's enrollment in 1973 was 40 children. Brown School only went up to second grade by the early 1980s, with an enrollment of 80 students. In 1984, the school expanded by one grade level each year. The elementary school moved to space in the Van
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Babbler was the school newspaper. Retrenchment became necessary by 1938, with only seven students in the graduating class. The upper school was eliminated, and the second building was sold.
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