Word: interest
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...proposed meeting of the heads of the Athletic Committees of Harvard, Yale and Princeton to discuss the policy for this spring promises to be an interesting event for undergraduates. Last fall, with all the natural leaders of athletics in war service, it was felt that any attempt at usual organization would be farcical, and the informal system was inaugurated. Contrary to expectations; there was more than a small amount of interest in athletics left at the colleges. In football the informal system worked tolerably well, but everyone realized that something fundamental was lacking. There was no demand...
This year the finals have taken on a new aspect. We are going into them with more of an interest because of the war. That blue book in chemistry means more than simply poring over a mass of material. We are not thinking quite so much about the grades, but are rather desirous of getting more out of the course itself, because we realize that in this respect we are to be of more value to our country. It is not materially different from the idea that makes a man try his best to please his commanding officer, partly from...
...Briggs, assistant librarian of the Widener Library and now in France, is, as representative of the American Library Association, in charge of the problem of distributing books to the military bases of the Expeditionary Forces. Twenty thousand books of fiction and general interest have recently been purchased in England by the American Y. M. C. A., and are now being sent to the soldiers at the military camps...
This contest will be fought as keenly as any formal game, even though the rewards of victory are slight. Those men who have been practising for a month have shown that team-play and spirit can be developed without the incentive of a definite rival to be beaten. Interest in the sport for itself has made the seven eager to practice. So, too, it welcomes the opportunity to meet the sailors. The debut of the informals in the Arena may lack the importance of a formal game, but not the rivalry...
...Charles. As usual, Lampy will mann the opposite side of the rink, but no opposition is expected, as both teams are up to their usual standards. Hockey at Cambridge has not been as popular as in former years, and this exhibition game is for the special purpose of reviving interest in the sport. The Arena capacity has been found insufficient, and the H. A. A. has kindly given up the Stadium for this cause...