Word: interested
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...century. This boy saw the need of a universal language because of strife and misunderstanding that arose between people of his native village who spoke four different languages. When he grew up, he formulated an artificial language, Esperanto, but met with little success until 21 years ago. Since then, interest in the new language has grown steadily, and today there are over 700 Esperanto societies and more than 400 magazines spreading the language over the world...
...Copeland will give a reading from Charles Reade's "Peg Woffington" in the Dinning Room of the Union Wednesday evening at 9 o'clock. The reading will be of special interest, as "Peg Woffington" is a book which is seldom read from, and as this is Mr. Copeland's first reading of the year. It will be open to all members of the University, whether or not members of the Union...
...work is too often regarded solely as a preparation for the coming season. Although the various managers have done much in the past and can do still more to encourage secondary athletics in their respective branches by organizing and conducting series of games, the stimulus must come from the interest of the undergraduate body...
...took the men in automobiles to the Cincinnati Country Club, where they were guests of the Harvard Club at luncheon. After luncheon the men disbanded for the afternoon, some going to the University Club, the hospitality of which was extended to them, and others visiting the various objects of interest in the city. The first concert was given in the evening at Odeon Hall before a small but appreciative audience. After the concert, a reception was held in honor of the Clubs at the Queen City Club, after which the men went to the Country Club, where a ball...
...next morning the Clubs reached Niagara Falls, where they took the gorge-ride and visited Goat Island and other sights of interest. They arrived in Buffalo in the afternoon, and attended a tea given by Mrs. Sprague. The concert in the evening at the Twentieth Century Club was one of the most successful of the trip, and what the Harvard men present lacked in numbers they made up in enthusiasm. The hall was elaborately decorated with crimson bunting and Harvard flags, and the audience encored the numbers repeatedly. A reception in honor of the Clubs was held after the concert...