Word: cheerful
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There is another matter that needs the attention of the students, and that is the way in which the cheering has been conducted in the last few games. Passing over the great mistake which has been made in the quickness with which the "rah's" are delivered, we come to the weakness and irregularity of the cheers themselves. Reserved seats sold to students should be sold all in one part of the field, that those who wish to cheer may have an opportunity to do so. Some one in authority ought to take charge of this matter...
...noticed by many yesterday that the Harvard cheer which is preeminent among the college cheers for dignified slowness, is gradually degenerating into the fast and frivolous "rahing" of Yale...
...CRIMSON has received queries as to how a Harvard man can undertake to bring young ladies to a championship game and sit demurely on the reserved seats, without daring to open his mouth to send forth a cheer for his own college nine...
OFFICE OF BOWDOIN ORIENT, Brunswick, Me., April 28, '86.EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON. - I cut the above from Monday's CRIMSON. I was present at the game, and was with the nine when the Harvard cheers were given. When the Harvards cheered, one of the members of our nine called our team, who were already leaving the field, to return and cheer, and they were about to do so, when a gentleman standing by said the Harvard cheer was not for the Bowdoins, but was always given after a victory, and that no response was expected, so that...
TUG-OF-WAR.The respective teams as they came on the floor were greeted with the encouraging cheers of their classmates. '86 had the north and '88 the south end of the hall. The usual delay in getting a fair start occurred. After several trials, '88 got the drop by four inches. '86 commenced heaving but soon desisted while Balch took in a fair amount of rope. The '86 anchor now had some trouble in straightening out his legs. At the end of two minutes '88 had about a foot of rope. The '88 men now took a little rest, leaning back...