Word: interestingly
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...invite all man in the University to submit communications on subjects of timely interest, but assume no responsibility for sentiments expressed under this head...
...Pierian Sodality gave its one hundred and seventh annual concert in Sanders Theatre last evening with a program of unusual interest including Borodin's First Symphony, Beethoven's Overture to Coriolanus, Handel's Concerto Grosso No. 20 and the Hungarian March from Berlioz' "Damnation of Faust." The choice of Borodin's Symphony was felicitous both from the historical standpoint and that of intrinsic merit. Would that more conductors of symphony orchestras might follow Mr. Hewitt's example. For Borodin's Symphony, the second to be composed in Russia, is a notable instance of independence, individuality and resource despite the obvious...
...annual extemporaneous speaking contest of the Speakers' Club will be held at the club house on Tuesday, April 27, following the weekly dinner. The subjects of the speeches, which will be five minutes in length on events of current interest to the University or the world at large, will be assigned to the candidates on the afternoon of the contest. Cups will be given to those who win first and second places...
Most libraries have some inevitable drawbacks. The shelves are inaccessible, and they contain much matter of only historical or specialized interest. The Union Library, however, offers every possible convenience and comfort. Its shelves, which are freely accessible, contain a generous collection of carefully chosen books. There are ample reference works, a large number of the best books of English fiction, essays, and poetry, and a considerable representation of German, French, Italian, and classical literatures. Art, music, the social sciences are also well represented; and not the least attractive are the books of biography and history, both ancient and modern, which...
There is an unfortunate impression among some students that this library is a musty collection of antiquated books, of interest only to certain mysterious persons known as scholars. This is by no means the case, as the complete sets of such authors as Charles Reade, Thomas Hardy, George Meredith and the mid-Victorians testify. Warren House contains also an excellent collection of works in French and German...