Word: anxious
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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There are problems involved in the matter now so unexpectedly precipitated which may well occupy us in anxious study. Is the Monroe Doctrine, whatever it is, a principle, the slightest infringement of which we must resist, or is it only a doctirne upon which we may fall back when our interest requires; has it yet a place in international law, or is it simply an assertion which we offer to make good by force; is the Venezuela incident such a menace to our interest as calls for the assertion of it; if so, shall it be asserted to the point...
...matches on the same grounds as two years ago, viz.: Pennsylvania at Manheim, Haverford on the college grounds. There is a chance this year that Princeton, also, may get up a team. J. H. Baird '99, who played fullback on the football team, is a strong cricketer and is anxious to have Princeton represented in the league...
...Bohemian Girl" had been presented and had scored successes, but the management was not content to stop there, but dared venture higher, feeling confident they had artists who would do them credit, and they did not reckon without their host. It was easy to see that everybody was most anxious as to the verdict, but early in the evening their minds were set at rest by the enthusiasm with which the audience received the performance. Not only for its enterprise does the management deserve credit, but the thanks are due of that portion of the music-loving public which...
...annual game between the freshman teams of Yale and Columbia is to be played at New Haven this afternoon. The Yale freshmen have also issued a challenge to the Princeton freshmen, and a game will probably be arranged between the two teams. The Princeton men are very anxious to meet Yale. Yale's idea is to have the game played at New Haven on the day before Thanksgiving...
...truth, that Harvard men do not support their teams as they should; that they cannot be made to cheer. Last Saturday, however, I was treated to a novel and certainly not agreeable side of the question: A body of Harvard men, comprising one whole section, not only willing but anxious to cheer, and repeatedly asking to be led, and the usher, apparently appointed for the purpose, either afraid or to lazy to do so. It is true that attempts to lead were made by men scattered throughout the stand, but their positions were poor, and the result, compared to what...