Word: interest
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...publish today an interesting summary of the aquatic contests in which the Harvard 'Varsity crews have taken part during the last four decades. The history of these intercollegiate races as it is thus outlined is very entertaining and instructive. Today the contest is narrowed down to a dogged struggle between two crews; formerly all the elements of a fine display were present. The changes which have taken place in the art of rowing since the days when the races were rowed on Lake Quinsigamond or Lake Saratoga, and when Harvard and Yale were willing to meet the crews...
...disparagement of the crew that is heard on all sides, that the eight this year is a strong one, and that its chances for victory at New London are bright. The three members of the Graduate Committee have earned the hearty thanks of every man who has the best interest of boating at heart for the time they have spent in coaching the crew. In spite of some articles which have appeared from time to time in the Boston papers, written in disparagement of the work of the Committee, no one in college or anywhere else who knows anything about...
Professor Chaplin, Dean of the Scientific School, has recently made arrangements by which the mechanical drawings made by the members of the courses Engineering I and II will be on exhibition during commencement week in the rooms of the Lawrence School. These drawings will be of especial interest as evidence of scientific thought, and also as pieces of excellent draftmanship. This idea of Professor Chaplin is a worthy one, and should commend itself not only to those students of Harvard who are interested in the success of all departments of the University, but also to such outsiders as are interested...
...baccalaureate sermon was preached by Prof. Francis G. Peabody yesterday afternoon before a large congregation, composed mostly of Cambridge people. It was a thoughtful, eloquent address, commanding the closest attention and interest of the hearers. Dr. Peabody chose for his text a part of the fourth chapter of St. Matthew's gospel, the subject being "The Temptation of Christ." He traced the similarity between the temptations of Christ as He was entering on His ministry and those of a young man just beginning his active life work. Christ's temptations were real struggles, not supernatural manifestations. They arose not from...
...would rather see contests between collegians than professionals. The reason is that no taint of jockeying attaches to what the college boys do. There is every motive for extreme effort, and public opinion would discountenance every victory by a trick. This trait of disinterested honesty gives a special interest to expressions of political opinion by college men. Moreover, as they are alert in forming opinions, an idea of what the progresive intelligence of the country thinks on current topics can best be gathered, short of the verdict of the polls, by knowing what the students think. Thus, if this year...