Word: enthusiasm
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...freshmen. The University Freshmen were at a disadvantage in having their team chosen from interdormitory teams without sufficient practice as a unit. Victory is, of course, not an end in itself; but human nature is so constituted that the prospect of victory is needed to bring out the greatest enthusiasm and effort. One-sided competition is unsatisfactory and disheartening. And the proposal to abandon Freshman intercollegiate athletics entirely involves a revolutionary principle. Carried to its logical conclusion it would involve the abolition of all intercollegiate sports. As the system stands the incentive of a Freshman game with Yale is probably...
...attendance at summer camps. This is the view with which General Wood is supporting the movement for establishing companies in the colleges. The attendance at the camps next summer will provide a test. In the meantime, President Lowell's warning should be heard by any man whose enthusiasm is warning...
...English recruiting posters has been placed in the periodical room of the Union, continuing the exhibition which began before Christmas. The posters, which are done in vivid colors, depict various scenes, tending to arouse enthusiasm in the English army. One, entitled "What will your answer be?", portrays a small boy questioning his father: "Father, what did you do to help when Britain fought for freedom in 1915?" Another is a picture of an English army cap with the words. "If the cap fits you, join the army today." A third is a quotation from Shakspere, "Stand not upon the order...
...poster is intended to inspire enthusiasm in British possessions outside of the United Kingdom. An old lion, backed up by its cubs, is resisting attacks. Underneath are the words, "Helped by the Young Lions the Old Lion defies his foes...
...Hamlet" is considered one of the most even interpretations of character ever presented. He gave two performances of "Hamlet" here 14 years ago and because of his pleasant experiences at that time and the extraordinarily fitting conditions under which the performance was given, he has expressed great enthusiasm in agreeing to bestow upon the University the greatest honor at his command, that of acting "Hamlet" in Cambridge for the last time on any American stage...