Word: interest
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...class crews has been somewhat hindered this week by the cold weather; but fair improvement has been shown in most of the boats. The definite announcement that the winning class crew will be sent to the American Henley Regatta at Philadelphia on May 23 has added considerably to the interest taken in the work...
Herodotus assumed the human interest in events, and his whole purpose was to entertain. The modern view asserts that history must be an end in itself and other things only incidental. Its value as a reference book of examples of crises and problems is hardly a sound theory, as history does not repeat itself...
Exceptional interest has been shown in the Yale debate this year, as forty-four candidates competed for the team at the first trials on March 26. Coach Stone, who has coached many University debating teams, said that the speaking last night was uniformly above the average. A month still remains before the debate, in which the first team will hold frequent practice debates with the second team...
...Union officers. The men, in whose hands the future welfare of the "house bearing no name forever except that of our University" is to be placed, must be chosen on no grounds of friendship or personal prejudice, but for their recognized ability and devotion to Harvard's best interests. If the power and usefulness of the Union is to be kept up to the standard set by the officers of recent years, the voters today must choose as their best judgment dictates. We offer our hearty congratulations for past efficiency to the retiring officers, and await with interest the choice...
...Unusual interest has been taken in shooting this year, as over fifty men have been using the traps. All the men who shot on the University team last fall are eligible this spring and are practicing under the direction of Mr. R. Faye, of the B. A. A. team...