Word: interest
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...have just received the first number of a new monthly magazine La Revue Francaise, which is destined to become very popular with all who take an interest in French literature and enjoy short French stories. The magazine is published in a very attractive form, and is full of bright stories which cannot but be of interest to all who are at all familiar with the French language...
...articles are of especial interest, "Le Buddhisme en Occident" by Em. Burnouf, and De I'Etude et de I'Enseignement des Langues Vivantes by Panl Berry. The latter article is one of especial interest to members of such a university as Harvard, in which so much attention is paid to modern languages. The number as a whole is very bright and contains several interesting stories as well as two or three bright bits of verse...
This is the first time that a Harvard meeting has been thrown open to members of other colleges and the event marks a great advance in Harvard indoor athletics. The meetings in former years have had a purely local interest and have failed to arouse any great enthusiasm. The plan inaugurated by today's meeting, if successful now, will undoubtedly be continued and will give the Harvard winter meetings an important place in intercollegiate athletics...
...annual meeting of the Amherst College Athletic Association took place last Wednesday afternoon. The interest centered on the rivalry between the juniors and the sophomores for the banner ofiered to the class which should win the most prizes...
...doubt that the practice resulting from these games will prove of value to the team all through the remainder of the season. We may hope for a successful, although probably not a victorious trip, and in any case we may assure the nine that they are supported by the interest of the whole college...