Word: earnest
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...pleased to see the spirit that keeps them so faithfully to their practice, for if we win the next race with Yale it must be done by hard work, for there is no doubt that Yale's defeat of last year will only make them the more earnest and the more eager to do well. The material in our boat is so good we wish to see them do themselves justice, and we have no doubt they will...
...while the spirit of the institution is unsectarian, and able ministers have gone from its walks into Roman Catholic, Congregational, Episcopalian, Baptist, and Unitarian churches, a positive and practical Christian influence is exerted upon the students; and one of the most learned, wise, and earnest men, the Rev. Dr. A. P. Peabody, is professor of Christian morals, and to all intents and purposes the chaplain of students and their adviser and friend...
Yale. - The Yale crew has lately been chosen, and has begun earnest work. It is a very tall and heavy crew, and ranges in age between nineteen and twenty-two years. The following is its compositions...
Half in jest, half in earnest, she said...
This piece is written, not for the purpose of fault-finding, but with the earnest hope that a little more energy will be shown in musical circles in college. It is not from a lack of musical talent in Harvard students that we have no more nor better music here, nor again from a lack of first tenor voices. It is energy that is lacking...