Word: interest
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...visit last week, and the hospitality of several societies was gladly extended to him. The monotony of life here is so rarely broken by the visits of really distinguished men, that when such a prominent gentleman as Mr. Fair comes among us the event is regarded with great interest and remembered with satisfaction...
...forwarding of the communication to a committee consisting of Mr. Alexander Agassiz, Mr. George Roberts, Mr. Trimble, President, and Mr. Allen, Secretary of the Club. The language used in connection with this subject by a certain graduate, in reference to a gentleman who has been kind enough to interest himself in our crew's success, was entirely out of place and uncalled for. The meeting adjourned with cheers for Colonel Henry Russell, who has given a voucher of $5,000 of the $10,000, and for Mr. Roberts, who has been very energetic in systematizing plans and securing the needed...
...World will enter upon the third year of its existence. Over a hundred weekly issues have now appeared, so that the enterprise can no longer be called a novelty. It is not inappropriate for us to express publicly our sense of obligation to the World for the interest always manifested in matters at Harvard. Still we must confess, that, however accurate its information in regard to doings at other colleges, those at Harvard have not always been correctly reported. When the World has, by some means or other, obviated this fault, there will be no drawback to the pleasure...
...subscribers, and all who desire will be able to obtain a copy of the H. A. A.'s constitution. While we regret that any person should have been even temporarily inconvenienced in obtaining his paper, we cannot help rejoicing at so evident a proof of the rapidly increasing interest in athletic sports...
...recommend to the notice of H. A. A. some of the athletic sports in vogue at Amherst. A "Fat Men's Quarter-Mile" if introduced here, would excite much interest, and the entries would be large. A "Sack Race" would have its attractions, while a thrilling novelty would be a favorite race at Amherst, - at once humane, athletic, and amusing, - i. e. a "Greased Pig Race." A "barrel of cider to the class winning the most races" would also be an incentive to individual prowess, and would doubtless prove a strong card...