Word: earnest
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...foot ball; to Mr. Smith and Mr. Thayer for their work in base ball; and to Mr. C. F. Adams and Mr. H. W. Keyes for the labor they have given to the crew. It is by the union of such men's advice and of the intelligent and earnest spirit, which seems now to be pervading our athletics, that true success shall come to Harvard...
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...best nine Harvard has had for many years. The college has confidence in the men who make up the nine. The character of their work has been such as to inspire this confidence and such as future Harvard teams would do well to follow. It is by such earnest work, and not by the mere playing of Intercollegiate games, that the standard of athletics at Harvard is to be raised and to which we look for our future success...
...voted that the statute concerning religious exercises "at which the attendance of the students is required" be stricken out. Since that time the spirit of the undergraduates has changed greatly. It is a spirit at once freer and higher than the old one. To the cultivation of this newer earnestness in the religious life of the undergraduates the university preachers have contributed much. A great portion of the students are distinctly identified with religious movements; it cannot be denied that many others do not occupy such a position. There is, however, no sharp dividing line between two such classes. Both...
...Blake; 2, Johnson; bow, Thompson. Although the crew made a good showing in the class race, it must realize that there is quite a different task in store for it if it intends to win from Yale and Columbia at New London. The men are not earnest enough. They do not put every effort into the work nor get half the good of their coaching by keeping their minds alert and attentive. It is time now for the crew to decide whether it is going to win next June. The time and watermanship are not so good as before...