#OnThisDay in 1793 OR William Macready was born. New Big School was named after him.

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Happy In 1868 the Rev. T W Jex-Blake's House held two debates on Literature. “That the literature of modem times is superior to that of ancient times“ and "That works of fiction are not bene­ficial t…

Rugby School Debating Society 1869 On Tuesday, 11th May, Mr. Shirley moved :- “That the teaching of Latin and Greek in the present system of School edu­cation is preposterously prominent.” #FromtheAr…

We had better get our thinking caps on then. twitter.com/ARAScot/status…

Today is and our theme this week is In debating society meeting in 1888 Mr. Sharp proposed “That the English women novelists of this century have done more for literature than the male.” bit.ly/3rdGY…

In 1899 also included: Modern History Geography Composition and Literature #FromTheArchives

A number of Old Rugbeians are well known authors including Thomas Hughes who wrote Tom Brown's School Days. #HBAHBooks #SchoolEnglish #FromTheArchives

@OMearaChris1 @HistoryRugby Thank you for sharing this with us was that the one mentioned in The Meteor in May 1968?

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Next week is Do you remember performing in a Shakespeare play at school and which one was it? #SchoolEnglish #FromTheArchives

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