Word: cheeringly
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...lark to hear that 20 British aviators who had been interned when their planes landed in Greece were now released; and to carry them through the streets like heroes. It was stirring to crowd into Constitution Square before the Hôtel de la Grande-Bretagne to cheer King George emerging from the palace opposite. It was moving to learn that Venizelist officers disgraced in the revolt of 1935 had now pleaded to be sent to the front; and to learn that foreigners, especially Greek-Americans, were signing up: men like 36-year-old John Theotocki, a hash king from...
...that Finland was victorious to the day of its defeat, heard (via Berne) that France was doing not too badly against the Nazis, heard (from Stockholm again) that the British were throwing the Nazis out of Norway, these "neutral sources" (Belgrade was now the worst offender) gave out good cheer for Greeks. The "news" they told must have come from the rustling of trees-and very possibly those trees were on the Wilhelmstrasse, where so much phony, later demoralizing "good news" has been cooked...
Lately reports on morale have been less enthusiastic. In grim, off-the-record speeches, British correspondents have warned Americans that it's all very well to cheer undoubted British heroism, but that the British can't be expected to take it forever...
...Best Dartmouth" rally, Harvard's second big cheer-fest of the season, will take place in the Indoor Athletic Building at 7:15 o'clock today, with more than 300 Freshman already pledged to attend on a petition circulated by several Yardlings last night. A brief program of speeches, songs, and yells had been planned, lasting about 25 minutes all told...
Lastly, striking improvements could be made in the cheers. The new "skyrocket" cheer has done little but fizzle to this date. The "echo" is a disastrous division of a cheering section which needs concentration of is lung-power above all else. In contrast to these is the effectiveness if the musical cheer--the trumpet motif followed by a "fight!" --which was copied from New Hampshire. A few instructive evening with the New Hampshire co-ed yell leaders might be an excellent and readily-accepted requirement for the Crimson leaders...