Word: attracted
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...course supplies a reason why the Freshman race between the two colleges could not be arranged as the opening event in the same day's sports. In future years, however, I hope similar races may be so arranged, unless the establishment of a prize for class sixes shall attract the competition of all ambitious Freshman crews, and so render unnecessary the arrangement of special Freshman races. According to a letter of its secretary, dated January 24, and published in the Cornell Era, the N. A. A. O. would be glad to offer flags for a race which the Freshmen...
...halting analogy between a scholarship and "a silver cup won in a boat race," - the winner of this latter "prize" not being forced to remember that a majority of the class (including, perhaps, some of the best oarsmen) were restrained from competing. Scholarships open to all would undoubtedly attract to Harvard men who ought to be here, but who are so situated that they cannot confess the pinch of poverty which sends them to inferior colleges. They would encourage earnest work by offering to students, through their own exertions, the means of procuring special instruction during the long vacation...
...make four! Price only five cents! Many other popular fallacies refuted at equally low rates!" I noticed one peculiarity about this booth. It was higher than the rest, and had an upper story in the gallery. This upper story I found was devoted to Ethics, and seemed to attract greater crowds than the lower part of the booth...
...other side of the hall were several booths whose fair exteriors seemed to attract many visitors; but I saw many who came out of the booths with sad and troubled looks, and who wore great O's on their foreheads. A strong feeling of sympathy seemed to draw them together; they called themselves the Army of the Conditioned, and preached a crusade against hypocrisy. I did not spend much time here. I only noticed that some of these booths were devoted to Natural History, and several to English and other modern languages...
...those who habitually clip from the newspapers in the Reading-Room whatever items or articles happen to attract their attention had but a faint conception of the inconvenience to other members which is caused by the habit, I am sure they would buy a copy of the paper desired rather than mutilate a paper of which they are, by no means, the sole owners. A sees something in the Advertiser or Herald or World that he wants, and he cuts it out. Soon afterward I, B, hear of the article, which is, in all probability, general interest to Harvard students...