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Word: cheerfulness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Crimson clearly had the edge in the fourth period and nearly won the game in regulation time. Charlie Thomas missed a goal from about seven yards out. It was so close that many of the Harvard fans began to cheer wildly and one seasoned professional sports writer was heard saying. "Why I was almost positive that went in Didn't it go in, huh, didn...

Author: By Martin R. Garay, | Title: Soccer Team Tops Hartwick, 1-0, Wins Berth in NCAA Semifinals | 12/1/1969 | See Source »

...suggested that perhaps my preconceptions were a tad inaccurate. I saw twice as many people as I have ever seen in a lecture hall. The crowd made last year's standing-room-only SDS meetings look like steering committee caucuses. I led interference for my friend, and with good cheer we barreled our way through the aisles to look for seats...

Author: By Jeffrey S. Golden, | Title: Richard Brautigan On Saturday Night | 11/26/1969 | See Source »

While the Harvard cheerleaders loll about on the sidelines doing push-ups when the Crimson scores, and the Harvard fans leisurely sip on their Scotch-and-waters, the Band vehemently eggs the Harvard charges onward with traditional cheers like "Shove that Ball" and "E to the x! dy! dx!/E to the y! dy!/cosine, secant, tangent, sine/three point one four one five nine/come on Harvard, give 'em the digit!" The latter cheer is called "Engineers...

Author: By Robert Decherd, | Title: The Harvard Band: After Today, What? | 11/22/1969 | See Source »

...large crowd, estimated at 1600, was also there to cheer on the Brown squad, proving to be like the Bruins themselves: obnoxious and, at times, unsportsmanlike...

Author: By Martin R. Garay, | Title: Booters Edge Brown, 2-1, To Win Ivy League Title | 11/17/1969 | See Source »

...college, Sandy Run offers a rudimentary college-preparatory program (English, history, science, mathematics, French), but no vocational training. There is no gymnasium or athletic field, no cafeteria, and little audiovisual equipment. The auditorium has no stage. Library bookshelves are mostly empty. There are cheerleaders-but no teams to cheer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Private Schools: The Last Refuge | 11/14/1969 | See Source »

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