Word: spirited
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Ticknor, Felton, Fairfield and Pierce. The book, though made up of fragments as it is, will always be of value and interest to Harvard men. It pictures, as is pictured nowhere else, the different stages of life at our University during the last sixty years, breathing the kindly, gentle spirit of its author, who has always drawn out the good and won the love of all with whom he has come in contact...
...exactly comparable. In the first place the Yale News does not confine itself strictly to college news, as does the CRIMSON; secondly, the News receives much greater financial support, not only from the undergraduates but from the graduates. This is an instance of the great and powerful "college spirit" which exists at Yale in contradistinction to the spirit of indifference here at Harvard. This same college spirit is what makes Yale victorious over us in athletics; it applies just as well to literary rivalry. The editors of the Yale News are practically paid of their work, since a large surplus...
...graduate, who has just returned from a stay of three years in Egypt and Syria, where he has been studying the Semitic languages. He has been appointed instructor to supply the place of Professor Toy, and his great knowledge of the language enables him to preserve the charm and spirit of the original unimpaired...
Last week the Yale Alumni Association of Colorado held its seventh annual meeting in Denver. Many prominent graduates of Yale were present, and the spirit that prevails at all gatherings of Yale men was noticeable at this meeting. Enthusiastic speeches and toasts were made and the loyal feelings of the men at the meeting found expression in the following resolution...
...change is one of great importance. The experience of the first term under the system is very encouraging, and the object of the faculty in making the changes-namely, to induce in the students a love of learning for its own sake and something more of a true scholarly spirit-bids fair to be accomplished...