Word: spirited
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...chief things taught at Tuskegee, this feeling was one of the chief obstacles to its early growth. Now, however, this old prejudice has largely disappeared and the negro has learned the great difference between being worked and working--that the former is degradation, the latter civilization. This change of spirit in regard to labor is one of the greatest evidences of his progress. Moreover, by learning how to farm, cook, make bricks and so on, the students cannot help but get to understand the earnestness and soberness of life, and after graduation go out to spread these ideas among...
There is no doubt that the relationship between the negro and the whites is steadily growing closer, and that race prejudice is at the same time being superseded by the spirit of fair play...
...Harvard-Yale games of the future. Looking at it from this point of view the CRIMSON offers to the members of the 1911 football team, the coaches, and especially to the College supporters, the heartiest congratulations. In that game we saw for the first time the beginnings of a spirit which, under the direction of Coach Haughton, we feel sure will, in one or two years, make it as hard for Yale to defeat Harvard in football as it is now for her to defeat Harvard crews...
...outplayed an almost perfect machine in practically every department of the game. Better yet, our cheering and singing was more determined than has ever been given to any Harvard team. We feel confident that the splendid support thus afforded went far toward giving the Harvard eleven a fighting spirit that plainly outshone the well-known Yale grit. For Harvard to outfight Yale in any sport has been rare. To outfight her in football has never happened within the memory of the present College generation. It happened Saturday for the first time. And with a man like Coach Haughton (who stands...
...fighting spirit of the 1911 University football team, in which had been placed the confidence of all Harvard supporters, proved in the Yale game Saturday afternoon that it was worthy of that confidence. The Blue had many anxious moments and in the last few minutes of play seemed face to face with defeat at the hands of the ever strengthening Harvard eleven. But a try for a goal from the field just missed, and in two plays the ball was punted out of danger to the middle of the field. Time was called before either team had a further chance...