It is from a book titled ガンビアの春, or Spring in Gambier, that I am translating
for my senior capstone project. I can read 活, but I couldn't tell you what the
second character is. This author tends to use outdated kanji, such as 附くrather
than 付く, and so on. I can't find it by writing it or inputting the radicals.

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This word seems to be an adjective. The surrounding sentence is as follows:

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> …「キャンパス・アウルズ」（キャンパスのふくろう）という楽団を組織して、一九二九年の夏にはヨーロッパへ演奏旅行に出かけたというから、なかなか活＿な学生であったらしい。
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How do I read this kanji from an old book?