Word: cheeringly
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...mistaking the fact that he was the cynosure of the auditors assembled to witness the elections to the Presidium or Standing Committee of the Congress, which, while the Congress is not in session, is the highest authority in the Union. Elections began. "Stalin," sounded a voice. Stalin stood up (cheers) and took his place at a long table on a platform. Kalinin, Kamenev, Rykov, Zinoviev were similarly elected. "Trotzky," boomed a voice and up jumped the ex-War Lord. A tremendous ovation greeted him. Cheer upon cheer shook the walls of the Opera House and made the plaudits...
Sent up a shout to cheer the Trojan...
...would be an inestimable advantage if these songs could be sung by the undergraduates. It is true that during the football mass meetings there is opportunity for this, but there are but two mass meetings, and the excitement of the occasion mages the songs little more than a glorified cheer...
Apropos of the recent discussion at Harvard concerning cheer-leading, it is amusing to, note that other universities are finding the matter something of a problem. At the University of Washington, where noise exhorters are known as "yell kings", the proposal is now put forth to select the aspirants for the honor on the same basis as managerial candidates...
...college daily outlines editorially a plan whereby all embryonic yell kings must cheer conspicuously and loudly for three years. At the end of this period, those who have not swallowed their tonsils, split their larynx, or died, from apoplexy undoubtedly have, as a result of the workings of the Law of the Adaptation of Species, developed platinum-lined throats and lungs. Surely such men well deserve the title of yell kings, for they are capable of yelling, and yelling, and then yelling again...