Word: interesting
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...inclined to unite in the support of a paper in much the same way that they do in the case of a 'varsity athletic team. Their support may vary in strength from year to year, but they are almost as little inclined to countenance a division of interest in one case as in the other...
Last week the names of the contestants for the Baird prize in oratory were announced by the faculty. The men are chosen from the senior class and the main interest in the contest each year comes from the fact that the valedictorian and several other commencement speakers will be chosen from these contestants and the winning of the first Baird has usually, but not invariably, been the valedictorian in June...
...institution of bicycle meets makes an interesting addition to the list of athletic events of the year. No one who has been in Cambridge during the last year or two can fail to observe how the general popularity of bicycling has extended to the University. The large number of wheels which can now be seen every pleasant day outside of Memorial Hall and the large lecture-rooms testify to the growing interest...
...natural that the Cycling Association should take advantage of this opportunity by appointing a meeting at which bicycle racing at several distances is to be the only athletic event. As the first of its kind here, today's meeting will be of great interest to all members of the University...
...urge, furthermore, that as members of the community and patrons of the post office, University men are bound to interest themselves in a movement like this, provided that they are satisfied that a need exists. It is only a few days since Harvard men have been told of the duties of the college graduate in public affairs. To be sure, the scope of a man's interest will widen as he enters into the active life of a citizen; but his responsibility as a member of the community does not begin with his possession of a college degree. When...