Word: spirit
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...conclusion, Dr. Donald said it was because he believed that there was religion at Harvard that he undertook his work as preacher to the University. Having served four years, he wished to testify how wide and deep the religious spirit is. Religion at Harvard will die only when Harvard itself shall cease...
...carefully watching the preparations going on at the two Universities this year the result of the debate would have seemed inevitable. The truth is we threw away our chances of defeating Yale. We lost interest, relaxed our efforts, we were beaten, and we deserved to be beaten. If the spirit which has characterized the debating interests here from the time of the Princeton Debate continues, our representatives will as surely be defeated in the next contest as if the judges had already given the decision...
...baseball outlook this year is much better than it was last year at this time. The men have gone into their work with much more spirit than they did last year...
There were no class officers except the captains of the baseball team and the crew, who were chosen at chapel the first of each year. The athletic spirit during the early seventies was dormant. Judge Grant was one of the first to revive the game of football. The rules were radically different from those of today. A player could run only when chased, and must stop as soon as pursued. In the first game with Yale at New Haven in 1875, Harvard was victorious, preventing Yale from scoring...
...makeup. He looked altogether too cheerful for a "croaker." Allan Abbott '96 and Sturgis Coffin '97, the former as Jarvis, the latter in the double role of Butler and Bailiff, both did well. J. L. O'Brian '96 as Lofty deserves most credit. He entered thoroughly into the spirit of his part and showed genuine dramatic ability...