Word: spirits
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...present site of Dane, stood the meeting-house, and beyond was Wadsworth. The governor was really welcomed, not by the President, but by Samuel Adams of the Class of 1740, and the occasion was notable as being the first when the academic atmosphere of Harvard was thrilled with the spirit of the coming revolution. The College on that day had made its choice between the king and the people, and in all the ceremonies not a word was said of the king, whom the governor represented...
...gives rise to asceticism is the belief that life is a tragedy and that we are in this world, not to avoid its hardships, but to face them bravely, even to encounter them voluntarily. In modern times the only expression of this feeling is in the military asceticism. This spirit surely should have another outlet; and much instruction may be gained on this point from the lives of the old ascetics...
...where the strain is most severe, men do not try for them for their health, but to "make" the team, and for the honor and advancement to be gained thereby. And this is certainly worth some risk, as are also the lessons of experience and self-denial, and the spirit of co-operation, that must be learned. In the matter of health alone I think it open to grave doubt, as to whether the men who actually take part in the most strenuous of our sports, would not be the better if the strain was somewhat less severe. This...
...illustrations, the centre page certainly catches the spirit of the occasion, containing as it does any amount of life and fire. The picture of Freshie at work on his German Comp., recalling painful recollections to most upper classmen, may still be forgiven for its fidelity to the truth. The incidental sketches of Historic Cambridge, as well as the calendar for November, are very effective. Of the editorials, the first, though obviously necessary, is not happily done. Toward the end, it rambles into ground where trespassers should be prosecuted. The second editorial, about the Crimson-Lampoon game, is far better, quite...
...year. There is no space to mention the individual merits of the players or of the coaches, but there has been a harmonious pulling together of all the coaches and players of previous years, each one coming out in the autumn and helping along the new system with a spirit that commands admiration. I believe Harvard to be more faithful in the corps of coaches with their spirit and devotion to the team, than any other university...