Word: spirits
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Burgess '04 presided. The first speaker was coach W. H. Lewis L.'95, who said that the prospects for a strong team this year are as good as they have ever been, and that what is needed now is enough hearty and fearless college spirit to induce undergraduates to go to games and daily practice, and to cheer the team with some confidence...
Last year at this time there were six Freshman teams playing, while now it is impossible to form more than three, owing to what must have been lack of spirit in many men who handed in their names in the beginning and then failed to report for practice. It is hoped that all the members of the class, who can possibly be of any service, will appreciate the situation and report at once. Line-men who weigh 170 or over are particularly needed...
...practice of the Freshman football squad yesterday consisted mostly of elementary work in which there remains much to be accomplished. The line lacks in weight and energy, and the squad as a whole is listless and indifferent in spirit. An encouraging feature is the punting, but in other work the men are not as far advanced as the average Freshman squad at this time of year. After the preliminary work in punting, and running down on kicks for the ends and backs, and in charging and breaking through for the line-men, the squads went through signal practice, after which...
There is nothing more lasting than the desire for power. But physical force soon reaches its limit. Intellectual force follows, but that is not supreme. Character is the ultimate power. The power of the Holy Spirit is the power of truth, of justice, of purity, and of love. He who has this power is destined for victory...
...practice and at every game. The cheering Saturday was well-nigh worthless. The leaders should be men of enthusiasm and vigor-not merely individuals who wave their arms in front of us; and they should be under efficient superintendence. Now is the time to imbue the team with the spirit of the undergraduates; let us not wait, as we did last year, until it is too late...