Word: joyous
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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When the drinks (excellent as always) and the fish chowder (pungent and tasty) had been disposed of, a joyous soul arose and cried, "Is there a Yale man in the house?" The band, cleverly revealed on the balcony, burst into Ten Thousand Men of Harvard." The logic of this was sublime compared with what was to follow...
...very word "commencement" is supposed to symbolize the emergence of youth from its educational incubator into the great and stimulating battle of life, and as such it is generally regarded as a joyous occasion. Every June countless orators use graduation ceremonies to acclaim endlessly the ever widening vistas of creative opportunity that stretch before their young audiences. In short, commencement time is ruthlessly exploited to revive and expand the American dream...
...some small measure of approval on the signing of the Atlantic Pact." On the contrary, I approved of it, with certain misgivings to be sure, as the only viable means of insuring peace between the United States and Russia in our time. My support of the Pact is not joyous, but it is, in the present world situation, quite unequivocal. Houry D. Aiken Associate Professor of Philosophy
Last year they saw Harvard sweep the river in the midst of whistles, hoots, Yachts, straw hats, long-legged and suntanned girls, seersuckered guys, and general bedlam. It was a joyous occasion but not unexpected. Tom Bolles has never lost a varsity race to Yale...
This morning most men were wishing they hadn't had so much of him. Even those who didn't go home for joyous reunions with long-lost relatives got turkey all they could eat and more. The Houses had turkey, so did the Union, so did Radcliffe...