Word: interest
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...publishers of the Magazine of American History are certainly to be congratulated on the excellence of the November number. The sequel of the "City of a Prince," which was begun in the Octorber number, is even more interesting than the first chapter. The contrast between this story and the next "Boston in 1741 and Governor Shirley" is exceedingly marked. "The Treaty of Ghent" by Hon. Thomas Wilson, is full of fresh information, and contain the picture of the house where the famous treaty was made. "A New France in New England" is a tale which will provoke discussion...
...demand for tickets has been very large and judging from the interest shown in the meeting by the students and the people of Boston generally, Tremont Temple will probably be tested tonight to its utmost capacity...
...appointed for the procession draws near, the lack of interest in the Harvard contingent becomes painfully apparent. Scarcely enough men have signed to insure a respectable representation of our university before the public of Boston. In past presidential campaigns, the students have evinced a desire and eagerness to participate in the procession which has made the Harvard delegations one of the main features of the parade; and once we have determined to have our university represented on the night of the 5th prox., it behooves all who can afford the slight expense to don a uniform and augment the number...
...Wednesday and Saturday afternoon runs, to be held when the weather permits. At the end of the season a prize will be offered to the winner of an open race which is to be between five and ten miles loag. It is thought that in this way the interest will be kept up in wheeling, for last year the bicycle club existed in little more than name...
...paper by Mr. John Trowbridge on "Economy in College Work" should interest every student of Harvard University, for we are to a great extent the subject of his criticisms. Mr. Trowbridge condemns severely the custom among us of selecting four college courses wich call for entirely different states of mind. Earnest work, in his opinion, can not be accomplished unless a man can give his whole thought to one subject for a certain time, at least three months. He advises selection of courses, which demands like states of mind, philosophy and political economy for example. The writer plainly shows...