Word: spirited
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...field will be covered in the spirit characteristic of modern scientific work of its kind, and will take up the effects of the physical factors which have so largely controlled the settlement and industrial life of the continent...
Many of your are going forth into the different walks of life, and it is well that you should do so; for I believe, as do the vast majority of professional soldiers, that "Peace hath its victories no less renowned than war." And your military spirit is going to help you to aid in the preservation of peace, or its quick restoration if conflict comes...
...gave up your time, voluntarily, to the task--the splendid results accomplished bear testimony to your seriousness and to your enthusiasm. It has been my good fortune to witness many a fine display of ardor, but I have yet to see as magnificent a spirit, as enviable beam-work, as you have manifested in the past few months. Your interest and your loyalty have made my work a pleasure; and I shall ever treasure the memory of our association together, and the honor of commanding a body which so conspicuously represents the best type of American manhood. CONSTANT CORDIER, Captain...
...their enlistment to their final review this morning the men have worked conscientiously to serve not themselves but their country. Has Harvard's tradition of restraint, which makes other colleges wonder sometimes at what they call a Harvard indifference, not only curbed but also broken the university's spirit? The regiment silenced such questions. Its manly bearing met the test of Major-General Leonard Wood's searching eye; the men's vigorous step and resolute faces gave weakness the lie and scouted indifference...
...contests or track meets. A thousand members of the University demonstrated in this final review that they were both willing and able to sacrifice a certain amount of time ordinarily spent in outside activities or in recreation to prepare themselves in the event of a national crisis. This unmistakable spirit of unselfish service created by the Regiment has helped in great measure to dispel the recurrent yet fallacious belief in Harvard indifference...