Word: interests
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...fact which makes these three paintings of especial interest is that very few specimens of old Italian art have been brought to this country...
...registration in the university for the present academic year is about the same as last year. Considerable interest has been felt in the new courses of study opened this year in banking, commerce and diplomacy. Other new courses are offered in debating, one being very similar to what was so long known at Harvard as "English 6." These courses are under the direction of Dr. Alden of the English department, who was for a time connected with the English department at Harvard...
There is an unusual amount of interest in debating this year. The debate with Cornell will probably be held at Ithaca in February, that with the University of Michigan in this city in March. The subject for the latter debate is, "Resolved, That the formation of trusts should be opposed by legislation." The Debating Union is making plans for a mock political convention to usher in the campaign of 1900. The Union, which is only two years old and which was largely founded by former members of the Harvard Union, is entering upon a most successful year...
...gave from this collection such books as were not already to be found on the shelves of the Harvard College Library, but the greater part of the collection remained in the hands of his heirs. This part consists of over seven hundred volumes, many of them of great interest to the student of Romance Languages, not only of course by reason of their intrinsic value, but also because they contain annotations by Professor Lowell which reflect his originality of criticism and thorough scholarship...
...characteristic works of Germanic industry and art, from the earliest times to the 16th century. The collection will probably be placed either in the new Engineering Building or in Sever Hall. The plan of erecting such a museum was conceived in March, 1897, when investigation showed that the increased interest in German courses made such an institution advisable. At present the large number of students in the German Department have no opportunity for study and research such as will be offered by the proposed museum...