Word: enthusiasm
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...first out-&-out Republican candidacy of the season. In August, Senator Curtis had discountenanced the Curtis-for-President clubs. Until last fortnight's developments, when Senator Fess of Ohio was scolded at the White House for excessive enthusiasm (TIME, Oct. 31), Senator Curtis was among those imperturbables who thought President Coolidge could be persuaded to "choose" again. Either some Potomac zephyr had now whispered that no such persuasion was possible or Senator Curtis could no longer resist temptation. In any case, the forthrightness with which he declared himself did credit to his intentions if not to his sagacity...
...turn the reins of radio over to you boys, and we want you to be strong and healthy, as the burden will undoubtedly increase as new avenues for radio are opened up by you and your colleagues. "This is a marvelous field for the American boy, and such enthusiasm as you have displayed should as a rule be commended rather than discouraged, but in order to develop into a big, strong, healthy boy you must have regular meals and your full quota of sleep...
...their titles: "God Help the South," "Dives into Quackery," "The Pedagogy of Sex," "Appendix from Moronia." In all of them, accurate as they may be, important as they may seem, one has the picture of steaming, sweating Author Mencken, his face red from beer and the light of destructive enthusiasm, beating out penny absurdities to the amazement of an audience composed almost entirely of what he refers to as "booboisie...
...intimacy between students and their instructors, between those who learn and those whose business it is to teach. Compulsory for men taking certain introductory courses in Latin and Greek, these conferences have resulted not only in broadening the student's knowledge but also in maintaining a vital and healthy enthusiasm for his work...
...Union's career serves as material for two broad generalizations concerning its success or failure. It has found popularity in numbers through one of two channels. The first has been in picking a subject of timely and intense student interest such as the football debate of two years ago. Enthusiasm was generated here by the presence of speakers, whose prominence in undergraduate affairs and information on the subject, added some zest to the occasion. The second successful method of attack has been to invite an expert or widely known speaker from the outside, whose appearance alone is sufficient to draw...