Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-30
AT RUGBY SCHOOL.
interesting "Reminiscences of an Ola,
Time Washington school.

III.
Think Of the changes in Washington
since We were boys" said a gray-haired
man to his friend about the same age
from this city who was chatting with him
In New York hotel. Here's Saturdays
Star with its twenty-four pages and the
llrst two lines on page fourteen, quoting
from the Waterman, says. Franklin Park
leaos the public parks Of this city in at
uacuVeness. You and L remember when II
was only a deposit for rubbish and i'm
spring and summer so oyergrown with
weeds that the boys of Rugby couldn't pIav
| in it,"
Yes" responded the friend addressed
In a reminiscent mood at mention of Rug
by. Few know that the building now
known as Hamilton Hotel, l4th ana X
Streets was formerly Rugby school. a
story and the annex having since been
added. The builder, Zeph Jores, is still
living, while Geo. F. Morrison, pr1ncipaI
proprietor and founder of Rugby. after
ward an Episcopal clergyman, is long since
Dead yet lovingly remembered by many OF
US. once his boys"
Now and then 1 meet some one as 1
nave you, that recalls Old times" said the
nrSt speaker. Henry Watterson was at
Rugby. His father was member of Com
6ress. A dozen Smiths were among The
students TWO or three sons OF Extra Bill
~, a member of Congress then from Eir-
GINA l met Tom Smith after the war: he
was a Judge in Virginia. Then there were
Tour Wise boys, Jim, Peyton, Frank and
r doug IRE latter once page ia the
House, and representative from the Rich
mond district until this Congress Franck
aud Harry Taylor were at Rugby later.
they are now high in the navy and army
fleet surgeon Robinson, recently deceased,
was our orator at Rugby; his brothers
Snowden and Bushrod, still live in WASH
lngton. Ben Lovejoy and Randolph Coyls
were pupils, afterward assistant district
attorneys, now passed away. OF the three
Coyles, Rev. Leo Edmond Coyle survives
Harry Whiting and Montgomery Meigs
were there at the same time; Harry is liy-
| ing and honored still in Washington; MeiRs
was killed before Richmond; he was the
best mathematician at Rugby. Will Cur
ley was there only a ses sion, as was
Cle2ry, both later in the gas office; the for
me: is now leading business man, the
latter deceased. Charles Hill and VIM
Corcoran Hill, nephews of the great phil
anthropist, ". w. CorCoran, were students
there. The former was one of the bravest
of the southern soldiers.
Will Roach, now Senator from North Da-
kota, was among our playmates at Rug
by. Andrew Bradley, now judge of the
District Supreme Court, and his brot her
Charles, cashier of the Bank OF the Re-
public, were our classmates at Rugby,
Madison Cults. whose beautiful sister mar
ried Senator stephen A. Douglas was at
Rugby: he is now practicing law i'm Wash
ington. w. Cranch McIntire, a patent at
torney, was educated at Rugby. Then the
Hail boys. from c street, and Davie and
'Dubbie' Bell. now Joined to the majority
on the other side The Wise boys John
now practicng law in this city and his
cousin, Henry Wise Garrett, lawyer in
Washington, were among the younger ones
of old Rugby. l can begin to recall but a
few.
Mr.. Wright's school, 'Rittenhouse Acad-
envy on Indiana avenue, was the only
rival to Rugby. Franklin Square II was
called then, was a mere rubbish heap, yet
the spring of pure water was cared for in
those days. Then Rugby School moved
down 14th street, and Mr.. Young bought Il
and built up Emerson Institute, with Sam
Maddox as assistant, now leading lawyer
N Wnshinpt