Word: stirred
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Abbott closed with an earnest appeal to his hearers to enter the broad life of action with the burning desire to be rich only in the meaning given by Christ to the word, and to stir the souls of men to nobler, higher service...
During the past College year we have done all that lay in our power to stir up a right spirit of enthusiasm among the students, and when such a spirit did begin to make its appearance we strove to encourage it in these columns. This has been our attitude from the first, and it is our attitude today. We should be unwilling to do anything to lessen the true, right sort of enthusiasm, which inspires in every student's heart a warmer affection for Harvard. But students must be careful at the start, when the new spirit of enthusiasm...
...estrangement, which now exists between the crew and the rest of the College, was entirely lacking. Now why can't we renew this old custom, and all go down to the boat house next week and show our crew that we heartily appreciate their work? Surely this would stir up a good old-fashioned enthusiasm and instill new vigor into...
...public and private fail to reach this lowest stratum.- (1) They are regulative rather than preventive.- (x) They relieve suffering rather than remove the causes.- (b) The soldier alone is willing to tackle the evil in the places of its origin.- (c) The Army methods alone seem able to stir up the most hardened to better lives.- (1) Such people can be roused only by strong appeals to their emotions, such as (x) stirring music; (y) personal pressure; (z) enthusiastic meetings...
...itself the solution of the evil which he strove to point out and cure. It is this: that the way to cure the lack of unity and enthusiasm in the student body here, is to bring together the whole College in just such meetings as that of Thursday and stir up enthusiasm...