Word: enthusiasm
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Junior Dinner took place last night at the Hotel Vendome, and was certainly successful beyond the utmost hopes of the class. The committee showed excellent judment in all their arrangements and everything passed off without a hitch. The speeches were remarkably fine and aroused the greatet possible enthusiasm among the audience, which reached the unprecedented number of 250. Perhaps the only point to be regretted is that a considerable number of men left the hall after the regular speeches had been given thinking that the dinner was at an end, while those who remained heard a number of extemporaneous speeches...
...that some men who might be useful as candidates feel no sense of duty about coming out to do their share toward improving the teams. Both captains asked for a hearty support from the University and expressed their confidence of turning out winning teams if this were given. Great enthusiasm prevailed during these speeches and the speakers were cheered again and again...
...strenuous efforts if her representatives are to be victorious in the coming contest with Harvard, which will determine the supremacy in debating for the year. If Yale should be successful, debating would practically be re-established in its old position of importance among University affairs dependent alone on the enthusiasm of the undergraduate body...
...Haven. Besides the Union many small clubs have been organized, and the college papers have been full of the subject. There is no doubt that Yale is making unusual efforts to beat Harvard this year in debating, the one event in which she has regularly been successful. This enthusiasm at Yale must be met by an equal enthusiasm here in Cambridge. We must not rest nor relax our training for a moment until we have won the final contest of the year...
...chorus of the Ninety-six Pudding play have been rehearsing every day in preparation for the public performances to be given next month. The Faculty prohibition of the usual trip to New York during the spring vacation has caused some disappointment, but apparently no loss of interest or enthusiasm as far as things theatrical are concerned. The play is already beginning to take shape and has reached a more advanced stage than is usual so long before the date of presentation. Everything points to even more than ordinary success this year...