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	Topics Rugby School Topic Home Rugby School, located in the town of RugbyRugby, Warwickshire Rugby is a market town in the county of Warwickshire in the West Midlands region of England on the River Avon.... , WarwickshireWarwickshire Overview Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England.... , is one of the oldest public schools in EnglandEngland England is the largest and most populous constituent country of the United Kingdom.... and is one of the major co-educational boarding schoolBoarding school A boarding school is an educational institution where some or all pupils not only study, but also live, amongst their peers.... s in the country. History Rugby School was founded in 1567 as a provision in the will of Lawrence SheriffLawrence Sheriff Lawrence Sheriff or *Lawrence Sheriffe* was an Elizabethan gentleman and grocer to Elizabeth I who founded Rugby Sch... , who had made his fortune supplying groceries to Queen Elizabeth IElizabeth I of England Elizabeth I was Queen of England, Queen of France , and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death.... of EnglandEngland England is the largest and most populous constituent country of the United Kingdom.... . It is one of the nine "great" English public schools as defined by the Public Schools Act 1868Public Schools Act 1868 The Public Schools Act 1868 was legislation passed by the UK Parliament to regulate nine major UK boys' schools.... . Since Lawrence Sheriff lived in Rugby, the school was intended to be a free grammar school for the boys of that town. Gradually, however, the nature of the school shifted to become fee-paying, and so a new school – Lawrence Sheriff Grammar SchoolLawrence Sheriff School Lawrence Sheriff School is a selective boys' grammar school in Rugby in Warwickshire.... – was founded to continue Lawrence Sheriff's original intentions; that school receives a substantial proportion of the endowment income from Lawrence Sheriff's estate every year. In addition, Rugby School continues to offer a large number of scholarship places for outstanding students from the local community, who come from state (maintained) primary schools in the immediate vicinity of Rugby. The school's new Arnold Foundation has been established to enable it to offer similar support to children from outside the Rugby area. The core of the school (which contains School House, featured in Tom Brown's SchooldaysTom Brown's Schooldays *Tom Brown's Schooldays, first published in 1857, is a novel by Thomas Hughes, set at Rugby School, a public school for b... ) was completed in 1815 and is built around the Old Quad (quadrangle), with its fine and graceful Georgian architecture. Especially notable rooms are the Upper Bench (an intimate space with a book-lined gallery), the Old Hall of School House, and the Old Big School (which makes up one side of the quadrangle, and was once the location for teaching all junior pupils). Thomas HughesFacts About Thomas Hughes Thomas Hughes* was an English lawyer and author.... (like his fictional hero, Tom Brown) once carved his name onto the hands of the school clock, situated on a tower above the Old Quad. The polychrome school chapel and new quadrangle were designed by the well-known VictorianFacts About Victorian architecture The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles predominantly in the Victorian era.... Gothic revival architect William ButterfieldWilliam Butterfield William Butterfield, born in London, architect of the Gothic revival, and associated with the Oxford Movement.... in 1875, and the smaller Memorial Chapel was dedicated in 1922. Lord Peter WimseyLord Peter Wimsey Lord Peter Death Bredon Wimsey is a fictional character in a series of detective novels and short stories by Dorothy L.... , the private investigator created by Dorothy L. SayersDorothy L. Sayers ... , rather unkindly referred to the school as little more than a railway junction (see David Cannadine (1994) Aspects of Aristocracy). Thomas Arnold The school's most famous headmaster was Dr. Thomas Arnold. Appointed in 1828 he executed many reforms to the school curriculum and administration and was immortalised in Thomas Hughes'Thomas Hughes Thomas Hughes was an English lawyer and author.... book Tom Brown's School Days. It was Arnold's reforms, with their emphasis on sport, 'fair play' and the system of allocating responsibility to boys, that led the British Public School system towards the 'Muscular ChristianityMuscular Christianity Muscular Christianity is a term used to refer to a movement within the Victorian era which stressed the need for energetic C... ' ethos which drove the British Imperial expansion. Since then, this system has been copied around the world, so Arnold is effectively the father of secondary education. William Webb Ellis The game of RugbyRugby football Rugby football, often just referred to as rugby, refers to sports descended from a common form of football developed a... owes its name to the school. The legend of William Webb Ellis and the origin of the game is commemorated by a plaque. The story has been known to be a myth since it was first investigated by the Old Rugbeian Society (renamed the Rugbeian Society) in 1895. There were no standard rules for footballFootball (soccer) Football is a team sport played between two teams, of 11 players each, and is widely considered to be the most popular spor... during Webb Ellis's time at Rugby (1816–1825) and most varieties involved carrying the ball. The games played at Rugby were organized by the students and not the masters, the rules of the game played at Rugby and elsewhere were a matter of custom and were not written down. They were frequently changed and modified with each new intake of students. The sole source of the story is credited to one Matthew BloxamMatthew Bloxam Matthew Holbeche Bloxam, a native of Rugby, Warwickshire, was the original source of the legend of William Webb Ellis invent... (a former student, but not a contemporary of Webb Ellis) in October 1876 (four years after the death of Webb Ellis) in a letter to the school newspaper (The Meteor) whereby he quotes some unknown friend relating the story to him. He elaborated on the story some three years later in another letter to The Meteor, but shed no further light on its source. Richard LindonRichard Lindon Image:Richard_Lindon_.jpg\|thumb\|Richard Lindon... is credited for the invention of the "Oval" rugby ball, the rubber inflatable bladder and the brass hand pump. a Boot and Shoemaker had premises immediately across the street from Rugby Schools main entrance in Lawrence Sheriff Street. No doubt the boys of Rugby School had significant input into their required design. It is also fair to say that cross country runningCross country running Cross-country running is a sport in which teams of runners compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain faster th... began at Rugby School. The Crick Run was the first such event of its type in the world, and is still a major annual event in the School's calendar. Houses Rugby School has both day and boarding-pupils, the latter in the majority. Originally it was for boys only, but girls have been admitted to the sixth form since 1975. It went fully co-educational in 1995. The school community is divided into housesHouse system The House system is a traditional feature of British, Australian, Canadian, Hong Kong, Indian and Singaporean schools, simil... : Boys: Cotton House Kilbracken Michell House School Field School House Sheriff House Town House (Day House) Whitelaw House Girls: Bradley House (ex boys' house) Dean House Griffin House Rupert Brooke House Southfield House (Day House) Stanley House (ex boys' house: 6th form) Tudor House (ex boys' house) Junior School: Marshall House Information Age range: 11 - 18 Day pupils: 77 boys 64 girls Annual day fees: £15,120 - £15,120 Full boarding pupils: 369 boys 296 girls Annual full boarding fees: £23,835 - £23,835 Total pupils: 446 boys 360 girls Including 6th form/FE: 194 boys 168 girls Staff numbers: 100 full time - 9 part time Method of entry: Common Entrance, Interview, Scholarship or bursary exam Professional affiliations: HMCHeadmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference is an association of the head teachers of 242 leading day and boarding indep... Religious affiliation: Church of EnglandChurch of England Summary The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, and acts as the 'mother' and senior branch ... Alumni There have been a number of notable including the purported father of the sport of Rugby William Webb EllisWilliam Webb Ellis Summary William Webb Ellis is often credited with the invention of Rugby football.... , the war poets Rupert BrookeRupert Brooke Rupert Chawner Brooke was a British poet known for his idealistic War Sonnets written during the First World War.... and John Gillespie Magee, Jr.John Gillespie Magee, Jr. Pilot Officer John Gillespie Magee, Junior was an American aviator and poet who died fighting in World War II while serving ... , Prime Minister Neville ChamberlainNeville Chamberlain Summary Arthur Neville Chamberlain was a Conservative British politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1937 to 1940... , author and mathematician Lewis CarrollLewis Carroll The Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson , better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, mathematici... , poet and cultural critic Matthew ArnoldMatthew Arnold Matthew Arnold was an English poet and cultural critic, who worked as an inspector of schools.... , the author and social critic Salman RushdieSalman Rushdie Salman Rushdie is a British-Indian essayist and author of fiction, most of which is set on the Indian subcontinent.... , the IrishIreland Ireland is the third largest island in Europe.... writer and republican Francis StuartFrancis Stuart Francis Stuart was a prolific Irish writer whose novels have a thrusting modernist iconoclasm.... and the well known songwriter, Luke Howard. Matthew Arnold's father Thomas ArnoldThomas Arnold Thomas Arnold was a famous schoolmaster and historian, head of Rugby School from 1828 to 1841.... , was a famous headmaster of the school. The Rugbeian Society The Rugbeian Society is for former pupils at the School. An Old Rugbeian is sometimes referred to as an OR. The purposes of the Society are to encourage and help Rugbeians in interacting with each other and to strengthen the ties between ORs and the School. Rugby School slang In common with most English public schools, Rugby has its own argot, a few words of which are listed below. Also, the Oxford "-er" abbreviation (e.g. Johnners, rugger, footer etc), prevalent at Oxford University from about 1875, is thought to have been borrowed from the slang of Rugby School. Bags: Sporting colours (particularly 'The Holder of Bigside Bags', the Captain of the Running Eight) BeakBeak (disambiguation) Beak can refer to:an external anatomical structure which serves as the mouth in some animals - see beak... : Teacher Bodger: The current headmaster (After Dr. H. A. JamesHerbert Armitage James Herbert Armitage James, C.H. was a Welsh cleric and headmaster of three leading public schools, who ended his "remarkable sc... - former headmaster (1895-1909). He gained this nickname whilst headmaster at Rossall SchoolRossall School Rossall School* is a British co-educational independent day- and boarding school in Fleetwood, Lancashire.... .) Boomer: Chapel Bell (not actually functional, on the premise the tower may collapse) Bug: Library Copy: Award for exceptional work Dics: House prayers or talks on useful information Distinction: Award for slightly less exceptional work than a Copy F-Block: Year 9 E-Block: Year 10 D-Block: Year 11 Levee or Pig: School prefect Hall: The table below that of the Sixth. Members of Hall have or had certain privileges, such as that of carrying an umbrella, or making toast. New Turf: Hockey Astro Pitches Old Guard: Sports team of teachers*Pig Hut run: Physical punishment of running to Levee hut Pontines: 2nd XV rugby pitch Prep: Homework Stig (pronounced sch-tig): deregatory slang for local resident, normally wearing sports clothing and/or a baseball cap. From the novel "Stig of the dump". Sixth: House prefect Speckle: To sack someone from being a House Sixth (the Sixth tie is speckled) Stodge: School tuck shop Stripe: To sack someone from being a Levee (the Levee tie is striped) Tanner: Day-boy (from 'Town House') Tick: The compulsory salutation of a Beak in the street, by lifting an index finger to shoulder level Topos: Lavatory (from Greek t?p??, meaning 'a place') Tosh: The old 66 2/3 yard open-air swimming pool, also used as a skating rink in winter, demolished by the School Governors in 1989 and replaced with a basket-ball court and a smaller indoor swimming pool. In some houses a name given to a large communal shower room. Also, a bath (sb.) or to take a bath Wagger: Waste paper basket (abbreviation of "wagger pagger bagger" - see Oxford "-er") XV (the fifteen): First school Rugby team XXII (the twenty-two): Second school cricket team Lacque (pronounced 'Lake'): Room for the sixth in Sheriff House See also List of schools in the West MidlandsList of schools in the West Midlands The following is a partial list of currently operating schools in the West Midlands region of England.... External links