Word: disinterest
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...College electorate to place them in a constituency of men who are connected with the House at least by a slender bond of interest is, in a sense, a declaration of independence. College sentiment toward the P. B. H. has changed in the past few years to a disinterest that refuses to contribute time and effort to its programs. More than a denial to the College of the voting privilege which it has long abused, the latest step of the P. B. H. cabinet is a complete divorce from a dependence which has been favored too long...
There is no tragedy in the appearance of Harvard indifference in a happy disinterest in one's follow student. But it would be nearer farce than tragedy if more money should be wasted in the fulfillment of an imaginary need. And the need for a University Register has a certain air of reality...
...faults are only to be surmised. One might blame the general disinterest which undergraduates have come to show in many extra-curricular activities, but even this would not account for the small number of students attending the Club's performances; the atricals have yet to lose their hold on the youthful mind. This lethargic condition is, nevertheless, a possible cause by which to explain the come which surrounds the efforts of the organization. Another potential factor in the lack of college success which the Dramatic Club has met might lie in the direction and training of the plays direction which...
...declaration of war, but they leave a bad impression in the public, mind which, though it has in many cases ceased to regard kings practically, still attaches a measure of sanctity to their persons. It is to be feared that the Prince's informality of costume, unprincely disinterest in Spanish ladies, and undiplomatic refusal to attend a bull-fight may cause Anglo-Spanish relations to become a trifle strained. The kingly office is still a difficult one evidently. "Vive la Republique...
...should like to throw some light on the "callous disinterest" shown by the members of the Junior class toward the elections begun last Tuesday. As members of that "group within the class," evidently comprising a large percentage, we frankly admit that our next class officers mean absolutely nothing to us personally...