Word: enthusiasm
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...influence. Whether they agreed with him or dissented, they soon shared his belief, that the subject taught connected itself with their higher interests. Urged on as they were by his stringent demands, his students felt his kindness, and enjoyed his lucid and ingenious speech. In him were combined the enthusiasm which rouses the sense of duty which ennobles, the wit which brightens, and the oddity which endears...
...prevent Harvard from meeting Princeton in the ball field unless Princeton is willing to play in Cambridge, an entirely unlikely thing. Finally the graduate deplores the fact that, while at other colleges the men are allowed to manage their athletics to suit themselves, thus giving them an enthusiasm which goes far toward insuring victory, at Harvard with the brilliant athletic record she hied until within the last few years, the men should be hampered whichever way they turn, with the ultimate prospect of being obliged to withdraw from athletics altogether...
...unto you." It was the Lord Jesus who said this, at the last supper with the disciples. What was this peace that Jesus had? Where did he get it? Was he exempt from human suffering? No. Was he indifferent to the opinion of mankind? No Did he have the enthusiasm of the fanatic? Such a man would not have been silent. Suffering the acutest agony a human being can endure, having before him the shame of a felon's death, unsupported by any blind enthusiasm or by the impulse of a multitude, his mind was full of peace. Why? Because...
...sure of a place on the sight and changes are made almost daily in the order of the crews. Mr. Alexander, '87, has been coaching them since December 1 but he does not appear very enthusiastic over the prospect. The men do not seem to have the enthusiasm that freshmen generally have about their crew. There seems to be absolutely nobody among the candidates who can be picked out as a good man. On this account the competition is sure to be sharp, and it may happen that eight men can be found who will average well and make...
...good over his pupils, many of whom became his personal friends. He was cheerful, obliging, always ready to sacrifice himself for others, and to give time and labor without stint to any good cause; a devoted son, an active and public-spirited citizen, a man of high purpose, of enthusiasm, energy, and courage...