Word: interest
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...club was organized by second year men of high standing, with the expectation of continuing only until the mid-year examinations, but so much interest has been manifested that it will continue through the spring...
...informal discussion of a practical question of the day, carried on by such men as Judge Holmes and the members of the Economics Department. The meeting of the Natural History Society, with addresses by Mr. Hornaday and Professor Shaler, was no less calculated to arouse a real interest in the minds of its younger members. Each meeting presented its particular branch of study in its most particular light, and as a live issue...
There is no better proof of the vigor of intellectual life among Harvard students than the unflagging interest with which numerous similar clubs are maintained, and their success in bringing prominent men of learning before the University. The work is done quietly, but it is none the less valuable...
...October, 1895, the society was reorganized in sections according to the various branches of natural history, having general meetings every month. Since then membership has steadily increased till now it is over seventy. Public meetings, at which eminent men deliver lectures on subjects of more popular interest are also held annually. The list of members contains a large number of the distinguished graduates of Harvard...
...experimenting with his powerful new battery at the Jefferson Laboratory, Professor Trowbridge has recently made a discovery of great interest to doctors and the public in general. In previous experiments with the X-ray, the back of the hand has been placed near the tube, with the result that the skin has been burned off in a painful and dangerous manner. Professor Trowbridge has discovered that the same result is produced by brush discharges in the air. This shows that the burn is due to powerful electrification, and not necessarily to the X-rays...