Word: interest
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...plan had much to do with its immediate popularity. In the second year of its existence twenty crews competed in the races, while this fall only twelve crews rowed. Several dormitories or dormitory groups hitherto represented were not able to get out crews either form a lack of interest or from a lack of tolerable material. Either the dormitory is not a good unit for scrub rowing, or the general interest in popular rowing is waning...
...Pasteur Medal is offered by the Baron de Coubertin for the double purpose of arousing interest in contemporary French politics and encouraging public speaking. Hitherto the medal has been contested for in a formal debate between two teams of three men each. The basis of formal debating is co-operation and consequently an individual prize is hardly appropriate for such a contest. Furthermore, debating has become so highly specialized that it offers little chance of success to the man who has not had considerable previous training. So the competition for the Pasteur Medal has been limited to men who were...
Professor Winter suggested that the meetings be made of vital interest to more than mere members, that they be made to attract the public as well as members of the University. This might perhaps be accomplished by the program being varied as much as possible, by having not only travel talks, recitations, illustrated lectures, but music and occasional talks of a humorous nature. A. A. Ballantine '04 emphasized the value of public speaking, and brought out the advantage a trained man has over those untrained in this respect...
...Wells '97, general secretary of the Harvard Alumni Association, is now on a six weeks' trip to visit Harvard Clubs in many parts of the country. Mr. Wells will meet the members of the various clubs to talk over whatever matters are of interest to the University and the Association. He will also take steps to inform the graduates of the recent events at the University, and of the work which the Alumni Association is trying to do. Mr. Wells will return about December...
...Filley '06. It was largely due to him that the rowing system was reorganized and put on a solid basis. He also instituted the custom of interdormitory and gradedcrew rowing which indirectly helps to develop material for the University crew. Another object in instituting the cups was to interest in secondary rowing men not qualified to make the University or class crews. Mr. Fuller made it clear that every one was eligible to row in the dormitory races, and that there were no technicalities preventing men from participating. He also urged dormitory captains to get their crews together...