Word: attract
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...yard the night of the first. Princeton game no matter which nine won. It was a sign of good feeling which many men would be glad to have revived. We hope that this suggestion will be acted upon, if possible, on Thursday. A brief announcement would easily attract a large number of students, and it is needless to say that the singing would be appreciated...
...space which will be utilized in carrying out the plan is 500 by 150 feet in extent. It will be fitted with gymnastic apparatus suitable for robust exercise, but not for games or feats which would attract large and disorderly crowds. The ground has been already prepared, and as soon as the weather permits, the various body-building machines will be erected. Dr. D. A. Sargent, of the Hemen way Gymnasium, will supply the apparatus, and the commissioners have left the selection of it as well as the superintendence of its erection to him. The machines have been selected with...
...fifth of the eminently successful and profitable series of College Conference meetings will be held tonight in Sever 11, at 7.30 p. m. The subject, "The Moral Aspect of the Scientific Method," is of peculiar interest in the present status of philosophical thought, and cannot fail to attract a well-de-served attention among the students at large. Prof. Goodale is one of the most entertaining speakers in the University, and in view of the position he occupies cannot fail to treat his subject in a masterly manner. Those who are interested in one of the foremost philosophical questions...
...Boulanger seem to be the most dangerous part of the whole situation, but the dangerous quality of these victories disappears upon careful study of the department where they took place. He has never won a victory in a staunch republican or conservative department, and has only been able to attract the floating vote in some doubtful districts. He was originally a republican, but was rejected by that party on account of his personal ambition. He was then forced to throw himself into the arms of his former opponents, and his successes have been due to conservative votes...
...grounds have been put in order for the winter and there are only a very few plants in bloom out of doors. The most interesting of these is the "Witch Hazel," which is now covered with slender yellow flowers. Near it there is a group of three trees which attract at this season a good deal of attention, because, although they belong to a much warmer climate they appear perfectly well contented here, the southern Cypress, the southern "Yellow-wood," and the Persimmon. The last of these is in full fruit now, and the frost has rendered the golden fruit...