Word: interesting
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Roosevelt's present position as head of the New York Police Department, and his previous well-known work in Civil Service Reform make him an unquestioned authority upon city government. The address should also be of special interest to the University, as coming from one of the most prominent of its younger graduates...
...Harvard Civil Service Reform Club holds its annual meeting for the election of officers, at 7.30 tonight, in Upper Mass. For the benefit of those members of the University who are interested in the cause of Civil Service Reform, it may be well to make a brief statement about the club and the objects it wishes to attain. The club was formed two years ago and numbers at present 185 members. Its purpose is to awaken an interest among all Harvard men in the reform of civil service, and to let them know what it really is and what...
...great difficulty to be contended with lies in the fact that many students do not regard the Reform as within the sphere of their responsibility. But is it not the duty, as well as for the interest of every citizen, in or out of college, to insist upon an honest and efficient public service, free from the control of party patronage and the political boss? And should not educated Harvard men, whose watchword is "Truth" be among the first to forward the cause of the honest and intelligent administration of public office...
...after the last contest the secretary was instructed to write to the authorities at West Point and Annapolis, inviting them to send teams to the annual contest. It was also decided to ask Princeton, Cornell and Pennsylvania to take part. There is known to be a great deal of interest in fencing at Cornell, but it is not known whether there is enough interest in the other two colleges to warrant their sending teams. No definite answer to any of the invitations has yet been received by the Harvard Fencing Club...
Professor Kittredge then spoke on the great merites of the poem. The interest increases steadily towards the climax through a series of episodes which are true developments of the plot, not a string of disconnected adventures. The interviews between Sir Gawain and the lady are managed with great delicacy, yet with no distinct reticence. Few things, too, could have been more difficult than to conduct Sir Gawain through these adventures without making him appear ridiculous. He is pictured as modest, brave, courteous and steadfast in faith. Even King Arthur is not the shadowy phantom we usually meet with, but real...