, ▁with ▁d orm s ▁and ▁apart ments , ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 5 ▁percent ▁of ▁its ▁students ▁attend ▁the ▁Bry an ▁campus . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁B lin n ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁Mission ▁Institute ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁by ▁the ▁Southern ▁German ▁Conference ▁of ▁the ▁Method ist ▁den om ination . ▁It ▁became ▁co ed uc ational ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁when ▁it ▁began ▁adm itting ▁women . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁the ▁inst itute ' s ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁B lin n ▁Memorial ▁College ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁th ▁Re ver end ▁Christian ▁B lin n ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁who ▁had ▁don ated ▁a ▁considerable ▁sum ▁of ▁money ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁school ▁possible . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees , ▁under ▁leadership ▁of ▁President ▁Philip ▁D esch ner , ▁organized ▁a ▁junior ▁college . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁B lin n ▁merged ▁with ▁South western ▁University ▁of ▁Ge or get own , ▁Texas . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁a ▁new ▁char ter ▁was ▁proc ured ▁by ▁the ▁citizens ▁of ▁B ren ham , ▁and ▁a ▁private ▁non sect arian ▁junior ▁college ▁was ▁organized ▁as ▁B lin n ▁College ▁with ▁nine ▁reg ents ▁as ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁control . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁all ▁connections ▁with ▁South western ▁University ▁and ▁the ▁Method ist ▁denomin ations ▁were ▁sever ed . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 8 , ▁ 1