Rugby School - Lux Luminum Yearbook (Covington, KY)

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HE Rugby Foot-ball Team. Captained by Mr. Rugbv FoohBall team 7; We hope the students next year will have a better Overton Brown. played a number of games in 3- team and be still more successful. which they were very successful. 3 GMLQWGEEQ S. C. FINNELL, R. E. C. HOOD, R. T, '. PERKINS, R. G; B. SHINKLE, C. J. R. W'ARNER, L. H. B. members of the team H. JOHNSON, L. G. S. EHRERT, L. T. H. QUACRICNHUSII, L. E. C. EATON, Q. B. XV. Fox, R. H. B. OVERTON BROWN Cath, F. B.

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gmmwewweewmwewmg $eg the Flag Rush $$er aemmemmmememeeme ECXUSIC of the small number of boys able to take part in the Flag Rush this year. it was de- cided that the seniors should stand a team Chosen from the other boys. The juniors defended the Hag, and the rush was to last three hours. The pole was a large iron pipe covered with lard, and the Flag was made of galvanized iron. The seniors wereeBrown, Catitain; Hood, Ebbert. E. Johnson, and Edwards. The juniors wereeShinkle. Captain: Simrall. McConnell, Carpenter, II. Johnson. Perkins. Swain. Cronninger. Applegate, Heizer. and Marty. wwwmww awwwm wwwwwmmaww Base : Ball The Base-hall Team has been organized and hope for a successful season. At eight o'clock on Saturday morning. October '351. the seniors r115heLl for the First time. fully determined 11 t annihilate their opponents, but found it was a harder task than they had expected. The juniors were held tn the 1H Ih' by a large belt. and the seniors being unable to pull them away. got a ladder. placed it against the pole. and one of them climbed up and tried to cut the hag while the others kept the juniors back. He had about succeeded when the ladder broke and he fell among the juniors and was captured. The juniors then left their post and captured the remaining seniors, who were quickly tied to the pole. This ended the rush which had lasted for two home and a half. and left the juniors victorious.

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moo. , 4. If u n u i u, w. l Ly I! II n u u u 1 Religious training at Rugby mmgxe 1TH the graduation of the class of 1904, Prof. M orris feeling the necessity of a lReligious Training course for the students of Rugby has now fully determined to give them a thorough knowlege of that study. So far most of the students have been in favor of this plan, and it is not necessary to say that the parents will be pleased. The only difficulty nmv seen is to get an instructor who is capable of teaching all the branches of this course. Two rooms will be given entirely to this purpqse. and the doors will be open morning and night. One room is to be filled'with beds for the exhausted students. while the other is to be used for a lecture room. forced. The subject will be divided into two courses. Booze- In the course under the Prompt and regular attendance will be en- ology and Smokeism. head of liBoozeology, will be: Cocktailography. Beer- QIGVJNW wwwwwwwwwwmwwwwwmwwwwwwm ... m ology, ancl Shampagneolosis. with the choice of either Creame de Minthitis 0r Absinthorsus. The course of: Smokcism includes: Pipeitis, Cigarography. and Cigoretteologus 0r Chcwonatcntic. It must be noted that Pipeitis is for Seniors mily. Experiments will he required in every study, and pupils must remain after school until they are per- formed. Special and night Classes can be arranged with the The special class is for those who, in their And the night course is for those who cannot attend in the day 01' who Principal. childhood did 110! study strenuous life. Wish to acquire a-more thorough training. A nurse will he obtained from a Keeley Cure Institution to teach the care of delirium tremens and also the quickest way to get over a jag. The students have decided as to their motto. which is: Absinthe makes the jag last longer.