Word: rah-rah
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...fear lest subdivision at Harvard, if carried far enough to break the present rhythm of student life, would produce American small-college standardization. We should have college traditions legislated into being, disciplinary measures against freaks, an intensive rah-rah spirit. I am sure the thousands of Harvard graduates feel with me that liberty to make our own friends, do what we like, eat where we liked, and wear what we liked, was the most precious aspect of our College life...
...Harvard indifference" is what men have been pleased to call this lack of unity, and Harvard men have been proud of it, or have feigned their pride therein. They have rejoiced in the lack of "rah-rah stuff," in the lack of small-town collegiate performances such as prevail at the more isolated of the well-known universities. They have been superior to any sort of excitement. Nothing has ruffled them. They have not bothered to care...
...convincing and unusual pieces of writing about the Southern hillbilly and his environment, somewhat spoiled by a frenetic rah-rah finale...
...termed the degeneration of the Glee Club into a choral society." Choral society or not, they will witness tonight ample justification of the principles for which the Glee Club has been striving. A period of good music has shown the public that college men do not have to sing rah-rah songs to be college men. The Glee Club has so raised the standards of collegiate singing that the other colleges are following suit. Whether this is because the latter have come to realize that the day of the college song is passing or whether they believe that...
...unsophisticated Freshman likes to take a drink and be suddenly transported into the realms of the rah-rah college man. It must be because he is young and foolish that he and many another student has marred the family pride in imbibing spirituous toasts after the victory over Eli. Of course it is fun to Scheck the pious elders, and to make the name Harvard obnoxious to the good people who chanced to be in the riotous vicinity. In thus abandoning themselves to drunken joy have the celebrants been fulfilling a traditional rite? If so, such tradition should...