Word: interest
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Professor Royce of Harvard followed with the report of the committee on Phantasms and Presentiments. His report embraced four types of cases, which he characterizes as follows: First comes the cases that possess only a subjective interest, as illustrating curious events in the inner life of some people. Secondly, I shall describe a few experiments that are probably to be explained as instances of what is generally called "unconscious cerebration." Thirdly, I shall give a part of the evidence of the existence of a not generally recognized species of mental experience, which stimulates presentiment, but which is not presentiment. Finally...
...likely that the athletic association will attempt this year to organize regular contests for patting the shot and throwing the hammer. Last year so little interest was shown in the undertaking and so few presented themselves as competitors that the association considers further attempts useless...
...having their work published would tend to increase the care already taken by the members of advanced courses in preparing their papers. The thought of these men, though it may be at times a little immature, were it published would prove of value as well as of interest both to the college at large and to the public. The publication of such a quarterly as that just started at Princeton, though no easy task, would be another justification of Harvard's password, "progress...
Among the list of events at the winter meetings is one which has heretofore received but little attention-fencing. Last winter, however, some interest was manifested, and as a result there were quite a number of entries at the winter meeting. This fall, Professor Castroni was secured to give lessons, but has received so little encouragement, as can be seen from a communication in another column, that unless more interest be taken, he will be forced to give up the class altogether...
...Some men interested in the sport issued a call for a meeting last night, but so few men were present that nothing could be done. Another call has, however, been made, and it is to be hoped that it will be better responded to. Let every man who is interested in fencing, whether he can fence or not, attend, and if only by his presence, encourage and help on the club. There is no reason why there should not be a fencing club as well as a sparring club, or a club for the encouragement of any branch of athletics...