Word: stirring
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...York alumni to encourage the practice of "wholly unpremeditated as well as extemporaneous debate and general parliamentary procedure." Obviously Harvard can not afford to rest on her laurels if she proposes to keep them. Not only must those in charge of debating interests here do their best to stir up interest in debate and to stimulate competition for places on Harvard's staff of intercollegiate speakers, but every member of the University should give his sympathy and encouragement if he can not give his personal efforts to the work of the debating clubs...
Considerations of loyalty to the University, then, the desire to keep its athletics in the proper light before the public and our own graduates, besides the very strong claims of the team itself and of the game, should stir up every student here to a greater interest, in the few days that are left of the football season...
...positively stated that he will be playing by Thursday. Armstrong has recovered from his injuries and was in the practice yesterday. Baird is in a fair way to supplant Poe at fullback. The relegation of Bannard, Rosengarten and Fulton to the scrub training table caused quite a stir among Princeton men. This leaves but four backs at the 'varsity table-Armstrong, Pope, Baird and Ayres-and of these only the first two are at all sure of a place behind the line. The 'varsity is being coached by Professor J. B. Fine as chief, with the following named assistants: Jesse...
...National control of elections is impolitic.- (a) It would tend to stir up the South: North Am. Review CLIII, 653-54 (December 1891).- (b) Corruption and fraud are the inevitable results of such control: Senate Reports 46 Cong. 3 Sess., Report of Com. on Election Frauds.- (c) Power would be centralized under Federal authority and used for the perpetuation of partisan rule: Sen. Rep. 46 Cong. 3 Sess., Rep. of Com. on Election Frauds...
There never was a time when there was such a searching for new religions and philosophy. There is beginning to stir a new movement in philanthrophy, education and religion. When the historian of a later age comes to sum this up he will call it a great revival of idealism. This is a sign for the university man of today...