Word: spirited
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...exercises which are to take place in Sanders theatre will, we are assured, mark well the current of Harvard thought to-day, although one characteristic of life here will not be very manifest, namely, the lackadaisical spirit which has affected a certain number of our students, which, we believe, is growing less and less each year, but which has done much to make Harvard and Harvard men, as such, unpopular throughout the United States, barring, of course, the municipality of Boston. If there were a little less of that unworthy spirit of which we speak and more cordiality and honesty...
...college. This chance will present itself to-day, when the eleven goes to Exeter. Exeter is by no means invincible, as many of the freshman class seem to think, and if the team goes into the game with a fixed determination to win, and not in a faint-hearted spirit, there are good grounds for believing that the freshmen may wrest a hard-contested victory from an Academy which now holds the foremost place in foot-ball among the preparatory schools of New England...
...corps of modern students - and the vision is gone, and we are standing in the Heidelberg of to-day, cheering with the excited populace. The procession has taken a half hour to pass and is considerably over a mile long. The horses have been especially noteworthy for their spirit and beauty. We join the huzzas of the Heidelbergers, of whom not one is silent. Even our friend on the roof - or in the roof - gives tongue with prodigious power and adds his contribution to the universal roar which pronounces the procession a glorious success...
...records were broken, nevertheless in several instances, better times were made than at any previous fall meeting. The officers of the H. A. A deserve special praise for the promptness with which events were called, and for the handicapping which gave universal satisfaction. The contestants themselves ran with great spirit and gameness...
...being made to have occasional lectures by well known gentlemen. In such a large university as Harvard, the number of students who take a lively interest in art must be sufficient to form a flourishing club, which should not only be of real service in keeping alive an artistic spirit in college, but should also be successful in a social way. A number of gentlemen have accepted the invitation of the club to lecture before them, and their willingness will be heartily appreciated by all the members...