Word: sprit
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...should be wise enough to recognize the splendor of a belief which through twenty centuries of civilization has influenced uncounted millions. No one can totally bar faith and theism from his life without suffering somewhat. Unless we recognize Christmas in its greater significance, we have failed to grasp the sprit of the time...
...closely followed Meredith. They both lengthened out on the far straightaway, drawing away from the rest of the field. Meredith and Bingham raced around the last turn with the latter on the outside at the Pennsylvanian's elbow. Down the final stretch they came in a final great sprit. Meredith's greater strength allowed him to keep slightly ahead and he crossed the finish line a winner by 1 1-2 yards. His time of 1 minute 53 seconds beat the former intercollegiate record by two-fifths of a second. Bingham covered the distance in 1 minute...
...spirit of Harvard is essentially the spirit of liberty. It is the sprit of liberty for the individual, for society at large,--liberty in government and education--which binds Harvard men together...
...task is no small one; he must rebuild a team, which has sustained heavy losses through graduation. But that he is the man for the work, there is no question. His eleven, inbued with the sprit of its captain, is sure to acquit itself creditably...