Word: cheerful
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...frontispiece. The article is full of a number of amusing anecdotes and many extracts from his letters. One anecdote characteristic of the man is as follows: "Once he was found in the library of a Boston friend, silent and sad, in a mood not usual to him Seeking to cheer him, his hostess ventured some quiet words reminding him of the deep personal affection in which he was held the wide world over. His morning mail lay beside him. She pointed to the pile of grateful and adoring letters. 'Ahyes,' he said, 'but they say Tennyson has written a perfect...
...time that the two barges drew up in front of Leavitt & Peirce's at quarter of three the crowd had all ready begun to collect; and when the team began to take their seats, the cheers which greeted them came from a crowd that blocked the whole street. The cheering was led by Gardner Perry from the steps of one of the barges. After cheering every man on the team, "three big ones" were given for Arthur Cumnock and Perry Trafford. The substitutes, the captain of the second eleven, J. H. Sears, Cranston, Crosby and Dr. Conant were all cheered...
...Eleven leaves Cambridge this afternoon at three o'clock for Springfield. We all know how encouraging it is to the team to be cheered off by a large number of men; it shows the interest and the confidence that we have in the eleven and assures them that they are backed up by the whole University. We can have no lack of confidence in the team, we know that it goes determined to win, and whether our prospects point for victory or defeat, we must at least send them off with full assurance of our reliance and trust in them...
Whatever has been the past record of the team, it is strictly the duty of every man in college to be on hand to cheer the men off. In the opinion of the coachers and others who have watched the practice during the past ten days, Harvard has one of the strongest elevens in its history. This does not necessarily mean that victory is certain; it does mean, however, that our chances are good; that our eleven will play as it has never played before. It will either win a glorious victory, or suffer honorable defeat...
Class of '95. - All members are requested to send suggestions for a class cheer to T. Spalding, Thayer 45, before Monday night...