Word: interests
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...work of the crew this spring has been interesting and important as making a new and thorough system in Harvard boating. Whatever the result of the race at New London in June may be, the system has been proved a good one. It has resulted in a vast increase in the intelligent interest in rowing, and in getting many good eight-oared crews on the river. No one can doubt that a thoroughly solid graded system of selection has been established by which all the available material may be well trained, tested in frequent contests, and finally selected...
...Memorial Day service will be held in Sanders Theatre on Monday morning at 12 o'clock. For several years past this service has been one of the most impressive events of the Spring term. The address, full of the personal reminiscences of the speaker, has always been of unusual interest...
Outside the inner circle of athletic enthusiasm here, there lie several sports which merely arouse the interest of men from certain sections of the country who have been identified with them before entering on their college course. If defeated, these men are greeted with a "Well, what else could you expect?" If victorious, the general expression is, "what difference does it make? its only such and such a team." In the face of such inertia it can be understood how hard it is for men to keep up energetic practice, and how it often happens that the practice does...
...very good time. Cambridge High and Latin beat Brown and Nichols by a length; Boston Latin School beat Stone's School by three lengths and Chauncy Hall beat Volkmann's. The crews are of an exceptionally good quality for school crews and the races have fully rewarded the interest taken in them...
...interest and activities at the Weld Boat Club have been very much broadened during the present spring. Although the enforced absence of W. S. Youngman L. S., president of the organization, has somewhat affected the policy of the club, his place has been efficiently filled by G. O. Clarke 1900. Donovan, the regular coach has been given entire charge of the various crews, and is now endeavoring to turn out successful eights for the Metropolitan regatta of June...