William Cotton Oswell, hunter and explorer; the story of his life, with certain correspondence and extracts from the private journal of David Livingstone, hitherto unpublished; . d Covfield to Mrs. Oswell. January 14, 1833. . With respect to Rugby I had two sons there in1825, ^i^d though the school was then in its decline, yet I was very partial to it,and my sons will notbe happier than theywere there. Under the presentregime the School hasconsiderably increasedin numbers, and thepresent Head Master,Dr. Arnold (whom I donot at all know) beinga great reformer inChurch, as well as that,has place
William Cotton Oswell, hunter and explorer; the story of his life, with certain correspondence and extracts from the private journal of David Livingstone, hitherto unpublished; . d Covfield to Mrs. Oswell. January 14, 1833. . With respect to Rugby I had two sons there in1825, ^i^d though the school was then in its decline, yet I was very partial to it,and my sons will notbe happier than theywere there. Under the presentregime the School hasconsiderably increasedin numbers, and thepresent Head Master,Dr. Arnold (whom I donot at all know) beinga great reformer inChurch, as well as that,has placed the wholeof the old system inSchedule A. Beingtherefore one of the oilSchool, and seeing withsuspicion, perhaps with prejudice, modern changes aswell as those who are given to change, I am not oneof the admirers of modern Rugby, though very likelyit may prove a very good school—indeed in fairness Ishall give you the opinion of an intimate and clever friendof Dr. Arnolds. Speaking of him to me he said, Heis a highly talented scholar, but I doubt whether he under-stands training winning horses for the University prizes ;he will however turn out many good ones. Rugby. DR. ARNOLD. EDUCATION : RUGBY AND HAILEYBURY 45 has certainly every advantage of situation for a PublicSchool, being not only central but sufficiently retired; dryand healthy, I should say particularly so ; the schoolbuildings are very handsome and admirably arranged forthe convenience and comfort of the boys ; a delightfulplayground of ten acres, quite like a park to the mansion ;the town small, and over which as to Public Houses, etc.,the Head Master has a sort of Casting-net Control, so thathe is Lord Paramount of the whole concern. It is also acheap school—about £120 per annum—and therefore whenelder sons have gone to Eton or Harrow, younger oneshave generally been found at Rugby. Many sons of Mer-chants, Clergymen, and occasionally a sprinkling of Aristo-cracy are to be met with. As to the habits of the
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