Word: interests
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...spring races of the Canoe club will be held this afternoon on the Charles river basin, the start and finish being off the Union boat house. We hope that the college will show some interest in these races. The Canoe club has in the last two years developed from a state of inaction into a large and energetic organization, one that is very popular in the University. These annual race meetings serve to keep up the interest in canoeing in college and to show that the club is active. As many as can should witness the races this afternoon...
...number is taken up by Mr. Charles Warren's story, "Sour Grapes." The merit of the piece consists mainly in the working out of the character of Henry Waring, in whom the plot centres. The air of mystery which pervades his character and life holds the attention and interest to the end. Though a little drawn out, the style is effective and interesting, and the story is the best that has recently appeared in the Advocate...
...American shipping interest can be restored without the cost of subsidies by a revision of the navigation law; primarily, by a revision in favor of the free purchase and ownership of vessels for foreign trade.- Well's Our Merchant Marine pp. 95-128; North American Review, vol. 142, pp. 481-484; Codman in Shipbuilders and Commerce phamphlets 4 and 2; Atlantic...
...treasurer's and vice-president's reports showed that the society was in a flourishing condition. Six meetings have been held this half year with an average attendance of 68. The average number of speakers from the floor at each meeting has been 14. The debates showed unusual interest among both members and outsiders, and a large number had to be closed while men were still waiting for a chance to speak...
...most interesting lectures delivered in Cambridge this year was that given last night under the auspices of the Natural History society of Harvard, by Professor Carl Lumholtz, of the Royal Academy of Sciences, of Christiana. Although but a short notice of the lecture could be given, the large lecture-room of the Jefferson Physical Laboratory was completely filled by an audience which followed with the greatest interest the fascinating recital of the remarkable experiences of Professor Lumholtz among the cannibal aborigines of Australia. The lecture was unusually long, but the attention of the audience was held throughout. The interest...