Word: interested
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...been said of Harvard that there are two clubs or societies for every student, and although this saying is not literally true, there are few interests of young men which are not covered by some organization. It is undeniably a good sign, and the best of it is that each organization has found its place and enough support to warrant its existence. Temporarily, the interest in one activity may dwindle until it is no longer a factor in College life, and it is just this condition which has caught our attention...
...glancing over the cases of this sort, which come readily to the mind of any upperclassman, it would seem that in four out of five cases the immediate cause for lack of interest in any organization or activity is the presence of lazy or inefficient officers, men who accepted positions the accompanying duties of which they never intended to fulfil faithfully or have subsequently shirked. It is very pleasant to be known as the president or secretary of this or that organization, but it is an honor which should be paid for, if not bought, by a certain amount...
...labor, and the right to work on wages. It is admitted that the present distribution of wealth is wrong, but municipal control would do nothing to change this evil. Citizens would be forced to invest money drawn from them by taxation in this public venture, without realizing any interest on their investment for several years...
...current number of the Monthly, the high standard which the present board of editors has set is well maintained. Between Mr. Lewis's "Harvard Men and the Outside World" (a pica for a more general interest in political and social movements), the reader is presented with a variety of stories, poems, and critical essays, some of which are distinctly above the average of undergraduate writing, and all of which are interesting...
...athletic relations with Dartmouth have long been so intimate that when a dual track-meet was arranged last year and again this spring, it seemed only a natural extension of our competition with them. Although we expect victory in the track-meet today, we shall watch the performances with interest as a basis for estimating our chances in the Mott Haven and intercollegiate meets which are to follow. In no other sport are the possibilities for developing men quickly so great as in track athletics, and the opportunity for bringing out these men by actual competition...