Word: enthusiasm
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...also, that audience and the public press had nothing but words of praise for the game itself. Such an event could not but greatly conciliate the college faculties, and many even of our most staid New England parents forgot the loss of the old-fashioned home Thanksgiving in the enthusiasm of their boys over the match...
Professor Taylor's address was received with the greatest enthusiasm. All seemed to feel that the day had arrived when the monopoly of Greek and Latin sway was dying out in the old universities...
...been the misfortune occasioned by such ignorance, it is not true that no improvement is visible. No one who entered college four years ago can help remarking the change which has come over the spirit of our life-a concrete example of which is shown in the enthusiasm with which Prof. Adler was greeted at the close of his discourse the other evening. We have heard enough from outside journals on our follies and immorality, and if such articles did not tend to injure our reputation among parents we would gladly pass them by, but as such is the case...
...team of whom Crosby, Briggs, Burnett and Wendell are good runners. There are said to be also several good broad jumpers in the class. The team has begun training in the gymnasium; the number of candidates is large and there is a good deal of interest and enthusiasm in regard to the work. Of course it is impossible at this early day to prophesy with any certainty in regard to the success of the team, but we realize that it is hard work and enthusiasm alone that can turn out a winning team this year. Therefore we would urge...
...terminated Saturday by their arrival in New Haven, was one of the most successful in the history of the two organizations. It was rendered so in particular by the extension of the vacation granted to the members of the clubs by the faculty who, without doubt, appreciate the increased enthusiasm for Yale which the trips of the clubs in past years have called forth...