Word: interest
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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HARVARD vs. PRINCETON. (Second Game.)ON Saturday morning the Senior class had a gymnastic contest in their fine gymnasium; many ladies were present, who evinced a great interest in the various exercises. The exhibition was remarkably fine, and there can be no doubt but that Princeton carries off the palm from other American colleges in gymnastic feats. Game was called at 2 P. M. with Princeton at the bat; the same high wind prevailed as the day before, and greatly affected the batting. Both sides drew blanks for two innings although Wright made a three-base hit over left field...
...recitations. Professor Child's elective in Shakespeare is made as instructive as his enviable reputation would lead one to expect. He teaches many things which those unfamiliar with the subject could not find out by themselves, and does his best to impart to the students his own evident interest and enthusiasm; but as he himself acknowledges, he takes no pains with the reading, which accordingly is weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable beyond description...
...weight and their own, by putting a little more life into the recitations, and trying to find pleasure in what they read. It is strange that so many who think it worth while to take a course in Shakespeare should not think it also worth while to take an interest in Shakespeare; but that this is the state of the case, any one will testify who has listened to the sleepy, monotonous delivery of the most eloquent speeches and the most humorous dialogues in Shakespeare by the members of English...
LAFAYETTE COLLEGE withdraws from that poor little Intercollegiate Literary Association. Their reasons are, lack of interest, lack of money, lack of facilities, lack of time, lack of "representative men." These difficulties we have abridged from the five resolutions which are given at length in the last Lafayette College Journal...
There is certainly more interest and enthusiasm shown in athletic sports now than there has been for some time past, and it depends only on ourselves whether or not we shall increase or decrease that interest by the number of men who enter the sports. There are men enough at Harvard who can run and walk and jump; we have plenty of good material; all that is now wanted is a little more energy on the part of athletic men, and a willingness to sacrifice their personal comfort for a time to their physical and even mental good...