Word: enthusiasm
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...disregarded. It will not be. The gamble of the ticket draw and the subsequent seats in the wooden stands are minor hazards that will affect only the undergraduates. They add actually to the zest of the occasion. A remote view of the game is not sufficient to sour enthusiasm for the rest of the week...
...what passes for unselfish philanthropy. The undergraduate who would naturally turn to such work has not suddenly become a gross materialist But he is necessarily a creature of his age, and repelled by the shabby hypocrisy and business charlatanism that have invaded the domains of service, has poused his enthusiasm in broader fields...
...characteristic enthusiasm permeates a naïve, vigorous, deliciously serious diary started...
...latent enthusiasm of Harvard men for political matters has at last been roused to some extent. The misfortune of accusations of dishonest campaigning within the University may be alleviated by the discussion of such matters in the columns of the CRIMSON. The Mail has thus far, however, argued the case for only one side. The defendants have not publicly replied, but they have offered their files for verifications as to numbers and authenticity...
...their paddock at Meadow Brook, the ponies, most of them mares, were slim and beautiful. Their light hooves touched the ground with delicate impatience; they arched their necks and spoke to each other in a language whose only meaning was enthusiasm. Hearing the voices in the stands, smelling the turf and the excitement, they wished the game to begin...