Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-24

hal tho au Iacity 10 call Princes
Ella ,beth "a Jill.v On this monstrou
ofisnse bclng given, Sheriff ran away
na fast A. his dumpy legs could carr,
him; had an 'lnformntlon" laid agaIns
the haberdasher before the Bishop o.
London, for which the witless Iur
Neyor Of ancien' furbelowa got "a flsI
with n fox tall" and Sheriff got hi
luminous name In FoX's BoOl, Of Mar
tyn.
This valiant grocer died In Lon
don In 1867, bequeathlng mite oi
property In aud near Rugby, and,
originally, ciJO In money, th,
value OF the total bequest at that
time not exceeding ci00-for the pur'
pose Of building "a fayrc and conven.
lent schoOlhousc" In the then village
OF Rugby. The master was, az II
conveniently might be, to be ever a
Master Of Arts" There was also 10 lie
lodging for four alnismen. Out o! this
munihcent bequest the trustees were
enabled, about onc hundred years later,
In 1853, to solemnly decree payment
to the schooimRster Of n salary OF three
pounds per quarter, aud 10 the aims
men gin Of ,even rhillings
and seven pence per quarter.
According 10 green grocer Laurence
Sherin's Twin and Intent" Rugby
school would have remained 10
this day precisely this manner
Of ha'pcnny charity. At the last mo.
ment tho wary old miser repcntcd Of
wasting 80 much money on grammar
scholars ani almsmen, and, by codicil,
substituted Ia lieu Of the grant OF El0O
one.thlri of % then valuel,ss acres Of
land belonging 10 him In Middlc-ex.
The field was an unsightly wastc In the
Conduit Close NJ Gray's Inn Fields.
After many years, mighty LONDON
ovcrian tho spot; Conduit Fields be-.
came one Of its most aristocratic dis.
trlcts; the present income from the
property must exceed 100000 per nn-
mum. aud this l. how Rugby School
became one OF the most splendid and
undoubtedly tho richest non.sectarlau
boys schools In the world.
But better than it, accidental wealth
was Rueby's incidental transforma-
ton from the old system OF hammcring
aud Bullying 10 one guided by intolll.
gencc and humanity. In 1928, nlong
came n drmure and klndly.facod man
whom the world now knows a. the
Head Master of Rugby. lie WINS
quiet, uuas.iming man, who, while
he happened 10 embrace Christianity
And become great scholar, seemed
not to have forgotten that portion OF
his life had bccn passed In boy hood
aud youlhtlmc He fought great
though sileht battle at Rugby with the
old icAial forms u anccring dignity,
lofty cNclusiyencss aud "reminiscences
ON The part Of undcr-masters, nnd with
the defender Oi the hludgeon gene.
rally. He g0t together men who
would teach languages aud mnthcma-
tics sin hours" and practice morality
outside Of them. lie took the b1nrl-
Ing halls away from venhl wretchea,
and put thefn IN charge u under.
mnstorsihem elv,s " HON he compel Il
70 make hotues OF the halls or resign.
Then he turned his attention TO the
boys. lie told them plainly that their
days Of ilogging like Wild beasts were
past. lie Insisted that they wcrc gen.
tlemon, and should be treated by
every ono connected with the Rugby
school M such. He became one Of
tHem, and made them know his trust
In them was absolute. 'fif you say IL
l. 80, your wori Il quite cnough!, was
his invarinblo answer 10 the most pre-.
posterous school boy romance. IL soon
became aposltive crime at Rugby to
lie 10 Dr. Arnold, and Il meant ostr,,.
cism, or worse, from his comrades 10
the lad that thus insultca the whole
school. Dr. Arnold also practically
turned over the government Of the
school. In NIL petty matters, 10 the boys
themselves, appointing pncpOslors
from among the oleveTcst mud most
manly, bes,owing upon them privileges
and rewards, aud exacting certain
duties, ~ well ~ the strictest account.
ability. This abolished bullying and
the lawle~ tyranny OF brute strength
In the everyday lifc Of the scholars.
School traditions werc not interfer,d
with. Dragging" was retained; but
by making II the exclusive right OF
"rhe Sixth Form,n IL became more
refined aud bcarable. Ho encouraged
every manly sport by genuine sym.
pathy and personal attention and over.
sight. Better than all, he got down
the boys, and, without cant.
preached such sermons 10 the students
as appealed 10 their Intelligence and
the practical necessities OF everyday
life. Never hut onre did no speak
testify to scholar nj Rugby. on this
occasion he lost patience with u dullsr,I.
"Why do you speak angrily, sir? 1 am
doing the best CAMP the boy retorteJ.
In relating the incident, DIR. Arnold |
asserted TINT he had never felt 80 |
IN his life. From this really |
great mans labors, Rugby schooling
became the synonym OF all manly |
requirements. because his successors |
have followed closely the lines laid |
down, the educational system of ali |
England has been UNNECESSARILY i'm. |
proved by this one magnificent model.
Rugby town Of today has little 10 at.
tract the strangers attention aside
nom It's school. Perhaps u mile from
The centre Of the place, which | pre-.
sumo houses no more than seven
thousand souls, Rugby scholars In.
'luded, Is tho railway station, one of
he handsomest OF the inuumerabl,
,plendid railway stations OF England.
From this, two long, unlnterestinp
treets, half built with modern and
mediocre habltations, occasionally in.
enpersed with unnttractiye shon..
cad up 10 the old town. II stands an
gentle emlnence, from which a wide
urrounding tract Of splendidly cllu.
'ated champaign country, the rich
ofgentlemon's seats and nm.
lent demcsnes, tiny matched hamlet.
leslling aInong elms aud sycamores
ND the gentle winnings OF the river
won, can be seen. A maze OF lily.
ob6led streets with narrow pavement-
rowd each other for entrance Ia little,
regular oblong market place, forming
II manner OF fantastic carvings AMI
ngl.s where they merge into. On
his market.squnro are the nnc,anI