Word: ardent
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...rendered by Mr. Howard. In the place of a quartette which was next on the programme, the "Brahms Lullaby, " which was given with so great success by the Glee Club four years ago, was substituted. The delicate rendering of this difficult piece was a revelation to even the most ardent admirers of the Club; no better singing has ever been heard in Sanders Theatre. The closing song of the group was a "Foot-ball Song," the solo being sung by Mr. Hackett, '91, accompanied by the Club. The music of this song was arranged by A. P. Hebard, leader...
...settled down to the ordinary routine of daily college life. In one or two of the branches, however, some of the students are enjoying a longer vacation than usual, owing to non-return of Professors Scott and Osborn from Europe. President Patton fulfils the highest expectations of his most ardent admirers and daily shows himself to be a man, progressive and thoughtfully alive to Princeton's interest. Dr. McCosh still retains a connection with the college by lecturing to the seniors in Metaphysics, and is engaged in revising his manuscript of Fundamental Truths. The college opens under most favorable circumstances...
...scientific world, and that later by his indefatigable labors on the flora of America, he became recognized as the leading botanist of his generation. Dr. McKenzie was peculiarly fitted for his task of giving an estimate of this naturalist's life. He was his friend and ardent admirer, and, thoroughly understanding and appreciating him, was able to throw much valuable light on the character of this gentle and learned man. The choir sang first the hymn "Son of My Soul" and then the anthems, "Come Unto Him," by Tuckerman, and Foster's "But they are in Peace...
...their "manliness. In our age, culture is regarded almost entirely as intellectual. This has its dangers. The danger is that it breeds a haughty reserve to the problems of life, fatal to all true enthusiasm. The desire of the cultured is often to be reflective spectators rather than ardent participators. In launching out on the sea of life, action is the discoverer of truth; practice will teach us how to proceed...
Between eight and nine hundred persons went up to the Polo Grounds in New York last Saturday to see the first championship ball game of the College League. About eight hundred and seventy-five of these spectators were ardent admirers of the blue and white, and were expecting an easy victory for the home team, coached and trained as it was in the school of the celebrated New York "Giants." In this they were grievously mistaken. The Harvard men got down to work on the first ball pitched, and did not let go their grip until twenty-seven Columbia players...