Word: spirits
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Long and short cheers will be practiced, and the old football songs rehearsed, as well as "The Spirit of Harvard," "Cambridge Town," and "No Hope for Yale," which were tried at the last mass meeting. The singing will be accompanied by Kanrich's Band, as the University Band has not had sufficient opportunity to learn the new songs. Besides the new songs already tried, four others have been chosen by the Song Committee and will be tried out tonight. They are "Smash the Line," by "XZZQ44," "The Harvard Love Song," by "Suitor," "Victory's Song," to the tune of "General...
...time for handing in contributions for the football song competition has been extended until 8 o'clock Sunday night. The new songs approved by the Song Committee will be tried out at the mass meeting Tuesday, as well as "Cambridge Town," "No Hope for Yale," and "The Spirit of Harvard," which did not receive a fair trial at the last mass meeting owing to the band's lack of practice. New songs may be written to original tunes, or may be set to familiar tunes whose rhythm and swing make them appropriate football songs. The song or songs meeting with...
...this is granted as the object, why not hold our mass meetings in the Stadium during practice, thus bringing it forcibly before the members of the team that the College is with them. Every fellow who was on last year's squad will never forget that great show of spirit in the Stadium on the last day of practice last year, when about 800 men turned out, notwithstanding the downpour of rain. If we could have two or three meetings a week in the Stadium at which songs and cheers were practiced, and as many fellows down to watch practice...
...last year's songs were rehearsed, and the following three now ones were tried: "No Hope for Yale," The Spirit of Harvard," and "Cambridge Town." Of these, "No Hope for Yale," was the most successful. "The Spirit of Harvard" went fairly well, but "Cambridge Town" did not receive a fair trial due to the fact that it was not properly orchestrated...
Coach Crane, the first speaker, told of the excellent spirit that the team possessed, and of its wonderful latent strength. He said that in no way did Yale men excel Harvard men, and that, as we have outstripped Yale in every way except football, there is not the slightest reason why we should not beat them in that branch of sport...