Word: spirited
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...past years the impression has been fairly prevalent that Princeton always plays its best game against Harvard, but that when the team faces Yale, somehow it does not evidence the calibre of football of which it is capable. In all reason, why should Princeton players feel any diminution of spirit just because their opponents are from Harvard or Yale? There is no magic significance in either a Crimson jersey or a Blue jersey. It takes men to make a football team--men who will permit nothing to stop them. Princeton has such men and that "drive" which can defeat Harvard...
...same way. We must utilize the researches of the scientific expert of every kind, physicist or chemist, physician or engineer, jurist or statistician; but we must have this work directed and organized by men who understand the conduct of business in the best sense of the word. The same spirit of co-operation is needed in order to bring our standards of public morality into line with the needs of the age. We must be equally ready to learn lessons of history from the historian or lessons of experience from the man who has had practical experience of the devious...
...parade to Soldiers Field and the cheering at the Stadium this afternoon gives every man in the University a chance to help in winning the Yale and Princeton games. The morale of the football team reflects in large measure the spirit and attitude of the student body. Indifferent, half-hearted supporters mean an indifferent, lifeless team. On the other hand the enthusiastic whole-souled support of the College inspires in the team an unshakable confidence and a determination which spells victory. The result Saturday will never be in doubt if the undergraduates do their share of the work this afternoon...
...readers of library books is to find margins and type itself covered with humorous inscriptions. There seems to be a species of inexpensive humor which delights in ornamenting books that other men must use. Perhaps these significant underlinings, obliterations and witty marginal notes are put down in a spirit of self-exploitation. If so, the budding jokers would serve their own ends better by accompanying each brilliant jest with their signature...
...connection with this military spirit displayed at Penn it is learned that 100 Stanford University men, undergraduates for the most part, volunteered last week for service in France with the American Ambulance Corps. Expenses are to be paid by a group of wealthy San Franciso men. The terms of service will be six months or more...