Word: spirited
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...hoped that this communication will be taken by the members of that body in the spirit in which it is written, as a friendly, though, on that account, none the less spirited suggestion, from one who believes he repeats the whole-somely conservative opinion of many of the older members of the Glee Club, who, through long association, have best learned to love and appreciate "Fair Harvard." I. C. WHITTEMORE...
...present situation is due not to a lack of effort on the part of those who do come out for the field events, but rather to the singularly large number who lack the spirit to come out. Perhaps also a coach less hampered by other duties than Mr. Clark would assist the men more in their development, but the question of coaching can only be judged adequately when the coach is given a reasonable amount of material to work with. The chief fault lies, as usual, with public opinion, which should, and must in the future, make life as unpleasant...
...comfort of "Love's dauntless cheer." Conrad Aiken has solzed perforce upon the poetry of the unpoetic in his "Vaudeville." He loves the verse of contrast, the skipping danseuse edging back and forth across the stage, hopelessly beloved by the violinist; and the shadowy silent lady, in spirit skipping after him. Somehow you see them both, and are annoyed to think that people so commonplace should have woes serious enough to be admitted to the Advocate...
...great railway system, with a fine and sincere enthusiasm, once told me that instead of drawing a salary for his services he really ought to pay for the privilege enjoyed, of seeing, as he put it, "all the business of the road come across his desk." He had the spirit of a professional man in his work...
Increasingly American business life is pervades by the professional spirit. It has grown in response to pressure from within and to a quickened social sense from without. It was large-scale business, complex and with many public contacts, that has first felt these forces, and therefore has sought systematically to enlist broadly trained men. The smaller concerns are now falling into line. Business leaders began looking for young men who could use their minds, who could analyze problems and take a fresh point of view. They found that college graduates were likely to have the qualities they sought, activity...