Word: eagerly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Whitbeck, taking his time between plays and driving the ball hard while in action, yesterday defeated the over-eager Stralem, 6-3, in the fifth round of the Union Tennis tournament and thus won a place in the semi-finals...
...routine, preoccupied with, administrative machinery, how can you see the sun whether it be shining? Where is your free hour for Night and her stars? You are learned in bibliographies, expert in card catalogues, masters of a thousand specialties. You are documented, certificated, sophisticated. But have you the old eager reverence for the great books? And where, by the way, are your own books? From these thousands of American colleges and universities, how many 'vital, creative books are born? The university of Walden Pond had "Whim" written above its doorposts, but it bred literature. There was once a type...
...officers and members" and the statutes of Harvard University declare that the Regent "is also expected to inform himself fully about all students' societies and clubs, and to enforce the responsibility of the officers and members thereof for their proceedings." Nevertheless a graduate Klansman declared yesterday that the more eager spirits at Harvard contemplated a form of organization which would evade the technicalities of these rulings by holding its meetings outside the University
...enthusiasm in regard to the coming game has been growing fast during the last few days and the entire student body is eager to get revenge for last year's 3-12 defeat. Misgivings in regard to the Dartmouth team have entirely vanished and the undergraduates are confident it will be much more powerful in the Stadium on Saturday than it proved to be last year...
...lighter, more active car that emerged triumphant. For while the Chevrolet suffered a broken front axle and wheel the Ford when righted appeared, but for a few broken windows, ready and eager for the road again...