Word: enthusiasm
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...president of last year's Freshman club call a meeting of all men from the class of 1900 who would actively support a class debating club. If sufficient men appear at the meeting and show enough enthusiasm in the project, then let a Sophomore club be formed, whether the other classes form similar clubs...
...Smith, president of last year's club, opened the meeting and promised the Freshmen a debate with the Sophomore class as an incentive to activity. C. Grilk '98, spoke on the personal advantages of debating and F. Dobyns '98, urged the necessity of keeping up enthusiasm and activity all through the year and for the rest of the college course. The following temporary officers were then elected: Chairman for next meeting, J. H. A. Symonds; secretary, J. J. O'Donnell; executive committee, W. B. Wheelwright and T. H. Reed...
...year's ago some graduates of Harvard, who realized the lack of unity in our college life, proposed the formation of a University Club. An effort to get an expression of undergraduate opinion on the project resulted in a few indifferent criticisms. As no enthusiasm was awakened, the matter, for the time was dropped. Since then a more lively feeling seems to have arisen. At various gatherings of students a strong sentiment of dissatisfaction with present social conditions and eagerness for some practicable reform has been apparent. The most practicable plan yet presented is that of a University Club. Every...
...worth while then to inquire whether this increase in debating enthusiasm outside has been paralleled at Harvard by a like healthy expansion. Are we advancing or standing still? It is hard to give a satisfactory reply to this question. In a small way, perhaps progress is being made, but on the other hand this progress has been painfully slow. As far as the clubs are concerned-and they are the real gauges of undergraduate feeling-there may be a few more individuals engaged, but the work is generally speaking in much the same stage as it was several years...
...Freshmen who can possibly play football are urged to come out and try for their class eleven. There were very few candidates out yesterday and 1901 must show more enthusiasm if they wish their class...