Word: enthusiasm
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...outside. To be more explicit, liberalism, as a philosophy, appears to he thriving here; and, more important even than that, there is evidently a genuine and very healthy interest in the social and political problems of the day. The visit of Mr. Plumb, for instance, and especially the enthusiasm with which his audience stayed on to question him, are encouraging symptoms. The editorials of the CRIMSON, too, deserve a wider audience than they achieve; while naturally enough they are pretty uneven from day to day, they are frequently more distinguished for sanity and common sense than the corresponding pages...
...there will be no attempt to have any stiff workouts for the entire squad until after the Christmas recess. The announcement of the date of the 31st annual indoor track meet to be given by the B. A. A. on February 7 has given the track men new enthusiasm, but up to this time Trainer "Pooch" Donovan has been too busy with the football team to take much care of the track squad...
...College proper possesses but one serious dramatic organization; its efforts have always been commendable, frequently noteworthy. That it should have been able, in this trying period of reconstruction, to eclipse its former attainments is proof of the intrinsic vitality and resourcefulness of the club as well as of the enthusiasm of the undergraduates for its work...
...this dance is an entirely new undertaking, it is dependent for its success on the enthusiasm with which it is received by members of the Union. If it meets with their support it is very probable that several more dances will be given later, both in the afternoon and evening...
...convention at the University had to narrow the number of delegates to 57. This was necessary because of the tremendous number of institutions throughout the country which are sending delegates to the conventions. Over 8000 are expected as things stand now, and many, colleges have shown such enthusiasm that they have asked to have their quota doubled if possible. But two causes render such double representation impracticable: the size of the Convention Hall at Des Moines and the incapacity of the town to put up such an army of delegates for five days...