Word: enthusiasm
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...large crowd to express its sympathy a certain amount of organization may be necessary, but in my opinion the good effect of organized cheering is greatly exaggerated. If there is to be organized cheering there are one or two essentials. In the first place there must be dash, enthusiasm, and speed to the cheer. Nothing is more depressing than a slow drawling cheer from one's own adherents, especially if the opponents cheer with confidence and enthusiasm. In the second place, continuous cheering a team that is believed to be beaten is almost always detrimental. The players always realize more...
...does not seem to me to matter much, if there is some artificiality in the present method of cheering. After all, the spirit is there and the manner of expression is of slight importance. The meetings in the Union may seem to be a studied effort to awaken enthusiasm, but if they serve the purpose only of bringing the students together they are accomplishing something. I certainly hope to see them continued...
...vehicle of a cordial expression of generous appreciation of every neat performance, whether by the friends we love or by the foes we ought to cherish. Let all allowances be made for excusable and inoffensive partisanship,--barring the unmelodious horn of cracked tin,--but in our partisan enthusiasm let us not overstep the boundaries of courtesy. Even among the ancient Hebrews, whose code demanded eye for eye and tooth for tooth, the stranger who was in their camp, within their gates, was to be left unvexed and unoppressed...
There will be an important mass meeting of the entire Freshman class in the Living Room of the Union at 7.30 o'clock tonight. The meeting will be held in order to arouse enthusiasm for the Freshman crew and baseball team. Captain Dillingham, Manager Manning of the University crew, and coaches Smith and Pieper of the Freshman crew and baseball team will speak. It is hoped that Captain Clarkson will also be one of the speakers...
...pervades the whole play, and the audience caught the mood with an appreciation that encouraged the players to their best efforts. They were alert to take advantage of every passing opportunity to add to the general effectiveness of the play, and acted with case and naturalness, and sang with enthusiasm...