Word: interesting
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Granted that the Latin poet depended upon a Greek model, it is next necessary to ascertain just to what degree the former imitated the latter. Until lately the investigation on this subject has been narrow, because the interest has been purely historical. Some authorities say that Plautus was simply a translator and an imitator, while others maintain that he treated his models with great freedom and originality. The latter opinion is probably more just, for the passage of plots from one author to another is permissible and common in the history of literature...
...Sherwood Eddy, Yale '92. For the past year Mr. Eddy has been travelling secretary of the Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions, and as such has visited most of the leading colleges in the East and some of those in the West. He has been successful in awakening the interest of students in the Foreign Missionary enterprise, which is the most important movement of the modern church. His address will therefore be sure to be of the greatest interest...
...Gama sailed around the Cape of Good Hope while in search of a passage to India, and from this time colonies have slowly sprung up along the shore, especially on the Guinea coast, where the slave trade was largely carried on. From 1815 to 1875 a gradual awakening of interest took place in Europe, and since that time there has been an exciting race to see which nation should acquire most land. This sudden change was caused by the encouraging information which Stanley brought back from the interior...
...present spring would undoubtedly meet with great success could it be satisfactorily arranged. There are many gentlemen both among the residents of Cambridge and the professors in the University admirably fitted to speak upon the subject of "Harvard in the Past." Surely it would add much to the interest of our college life if we knew more of the historic events connected with the origin and growth of the college. We wish to give our hearty support to the plan and urge its immediate adoption and suggest that the lectures be given during...
Would you kindly aid me in charity work by requesting, editorially or otherwise, all students and others interested in boys' clubs and "progressive" work generally, to contribute any articles, reports or items of interest to the Pastime, monthly paper, printed and published wholly by the boys of my Club, the Pastime Progressive Club, of North Bennet street. We fill the paper mostly with articles written by the boys, but we greatly desire matter of interest to the members from outside sources. If those men connected with the Prospect Union and the Oak Street Club could furnish reports of their work...