Word: interesting
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...style. At the time of its first appearance the revision was highly praised, and the work may be said to have altogether superseded the inferior translation of the one then in common use, Langhorne's. Its republication, in a more convenient and less costly form, will be of peculiar interest to those of us who are familiar with the advanced art electives, since Plutarch is so frequently referred to that it may almost be called the text-book of those courses; it will be remembered, too, that the Plutarch always alluded to in the art lectures is the one edited...
...regular meetings of the S. Paul's Society have been changed to Wednesday evenings, instead of Monday, as heretofore. Every alternate week a shortened form of service is to be held, followed by a free discussion on religious subjects of interest. It may not be generally known that the Society is open to all Episcopalians in any department of the University, who may wish to join. All students are invited to attend the services. Rooms, 17 Grays. Meetings...
...Freshmen are showing a laudable interest in boating. Last Monday night, their captain, Mr. North, called a meeting of the candidates for the crew. About twenty men presented themselves, and agreed to go into training for the winter. The applicants were divided into companies of convenient size, which are to take turns in rowing on the weights in the Gymnasium. From so large a class we may hope to find an excellent crew...
...pity that something of this sort is not done. The main question probably would be, Who is to do it? Let our public-spirited correspondent start a list at Whiton's or Sever's, and we are confident he will find his fellow-travellers enough awake to their own interest to register their names in sufficient numbers ??? to obtain a considerable reduction of prices...
...possibly ignorance of this imperishable glory awaiting the victors which, aided by a glut of beer-mugs, has made the interest in the clubs so small this year. This whole matter of the clubs presents a problem which puzzles the most astute boating men. The handiest reason for the rapid decline in interest is the much-worn "Harvard indifference." It seems probable that the high state of civilization which we have here attained is antagonistic to boating. As proof of this is brought forward the fact that the Weld Club, which, since Beck Hall was included in it, has represented...