Word: cheered
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON: In looking over old volumes of the Nation I find some correspondence about the Harvard cheer, which raises the question of its origin, but, unfortunately does not throw much light...
...Cornell Sun takes exception to the account of the Cornell cheer which appeared originally in the Yale News and then in the CRIMSON. It says "It is needless to add that the writer does not know what the Cornell yell is. For his benefit we will say that "Cornell! I yell! yell yell! Cornell!" is the only recognised slogan of the students of the university...
While from Princeton and Harvard one great cheer ascends...
...rocket cheer" of Princeton, 'Rah! 'Rah! Rah! S-s-t-boom - ah! probably ranks next in point of interest. It also sprang up as the result of athletic enthusiasm, first venting itself over some triumph. It certainly is very original and striking. The cry of Cornell is doubtless noisiest and most irreverent of college cheers, still it has a certain vigor about it that is attractive. The original form was Cor-Cor-Cor-nell! I yell! Cornell! but to this an addition is very frequently made to cause it to run Cor-Cor-Cor-nell! I yell - like...
...guests viewed the parade. Almost the whole of the line of march was illuminated by brilliantly lighted and decorated houses, bengal-lights and lanterns. The most beautiful scenes were at Beck Hall, Brattle Street and Garden Street near the old Elm. All the buildings along the route were lustily cheered, the CRIMSON cheer making itself more dear than ever to the public...