Word: interest
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Another important question is that of withdrawing basketball from the list of University sports. Many feel that the interest at Harvard is not great enough to make the continuance of the game worth while, but those who enjoy playing will probably resent the idea of losing this opportunity to represent Harvard in athletic competition. These questions are undoubtedly worth serious consideration, and we believe that the Athletic Committee might possibly be influenced by hearing representative undergraduate opinions...
Last year the dinner was a great success, and the 300 men present were addressed by President Eliot and several of the foremost engineers in the country. This year, on account of the increased interest shown in engineering in the University, the dinner should be even more successful. Its principal importance is in the great opportunity offered men to meet those who are now practicing engineers...
...entirely of ancient music. The harpsichord and clavier parts will be played upon a pianoforte, so constructed as to combine the tone of the ancient pianoforte with the advantages which modern acoustical studies have made possible. Mr. Dolmetsch, who is an eminent authority on ancient music, has taken personal interest in the preparation of the program. The flute concerto, supposed to be by Christian Bach, was discovered in manuscript but a short time ago and is now in the possession of Mr. George B. Weston '97; it has never been publicly performed...
...believe that the reason for their lack of interest lies in the game itself. Played on a hard floor in a poorly ventilated hall, it is naturally not as attractive as out-of-door exercise, and the games often more closely resemble free fights than friendly contests between amateur teams. Although the two-period rule may possibly prevent some men from going out, it can not account for the general attitude, and its abolition would be no considerable factor toward the success of the team. At other eastern colleges, notably Yale and Brown, similar disapproval has been expressed...
...true that a number of men enjoy playing basketball, we do not propose to deprive them of their opportunity. Interclass and scrub series should be continued, but it hardly seems just to have a team representing Harvard in as important a sport as this, when there is so little interest taken by the undergraduates...