Word: enthusiasm
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Rain was the uninvited guest at the second Jubilee. It did not dampen the enthusiasm of the guests or the vocalists. About 600 guests were on hand, and most of them were soaked. The quadrangle was kaleidoscopic with brilliant lanterns and gay banners, and all students who had rooms on the quadrangle were ordered to light their lights at dark. The hits of the evening were a rendition of "Daddy Longlegs," a Hawaiian trio composed of J. A. Patterson '19, B. A. Jenkins '19, and H. H. Pell '19, and the "Anvil Chorus" of the Freshman Glee Club. Smith Halls...
Utterance. People who wonder what Candidate Hoover stands for in a political way can educe the following from his public utterances (usually made with a minimum of enthusiasm...
...Harvard men throughout the West are keenly interested in the present activities of the University," was his statement when questioned about the enthusiasm among distant alumni. "Their questions dealt chiefly with the tutorial system, the recently inaugurated Reading Period, the enlargement of the Stadium, and the expansion of athletic facilities as exemplified by the proposed swimming pool and indoor athletic plant. They were especially interested in the present-day requirements for admission, with particular reference to what actual need exists for boys in distant communities to resort to Eastern preparatory schools in order to meet entrance requirements...
...Charles Augustus Lindbergh flew to Albany, along with other famed aviators, to speak in favor of the New York program. He was heard with wild enthusiasm by a joint session of the New York Legislature, which had not gathered to hear a stranger from without since Prince Henry of Prussia went to Albany...
...Honor System, which has lately been the pivot of a small tempest at Yale, is now on the lap of the gods. The Student Council is weary of thanklessly juggling the university's morals and has sought deliverance from its travails. The Faculty shows no enthusiasm for a return to Faculty supervision in the sense of watching for cribbers, but will not tolerate a total absence of regulation. Finally, the undergraduates themselves have arrived at a state of general apathy concerning the issue...