Word: enthusiasm
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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This Greek enthusiasm...
...reunion of the army of the Tennessee was continued yesterday in St. Louis amid great enthusiasm. The day was declared a holiday by the mayor...
...game with Yale, are yet deserving of cordial commendation and praise. As the Crimson has stated, it may be very likely that the previous poor playing of the freshmen was due in a large measure to weak support from the class, and consequent discouragement and lack of enthusiasm in the nine. The class has certainly been much to blame, and should here come forward and show its appreciation of the efforts of its nine...
...study. Now this is much more difficult, and requires much more moral exertion to devote one's self to, as an object, than the more active duties of after life." And, on the third heading, he says forcibly: "Indeed, although youth is called the age of sentiment and enthusiasm, I know no less enthusiastic or sentimental place than college; no place where there is more shyness in the expressing of lively sensibility. . .This trait of our character, I trace to our being undomesticated...
Tennis-players are indefatigable and persistent. Their industry and enthusiasm is generally to be admired. Nevertheless, we have heard the fastidious object to one extreme to which the eagerness of the players of this fascinating game often leads them. That, in the very midst of the most exciting match games with different colleges, played on Jarvis or Holmes, tennis courts should be in active operation in the near vicinity, utterly regardless of the patriotic contest going on so near, does seem remarkable, to say the least. The bobbing of a tennis ball is a delightful sight-in its proper time...