Word: awaited
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...last few months has been the anxiety of indecision. We have not known that to do. There is nothing more wearing on the courage of a brave people than to know that it is bound by the shackles of inaction, that in spite of all its strength it must await the weakness of the most timid of its leaders...
...arisen. It is called the Harvard Union for American Neutrality, a high-sounding, idealistic name which successfully clothes the real spirit of this unfortunate movement. This is not time to attempt further diplomatic sparring, when all diplomatic relations with Germany have been severed. This is no time to await the action of Uraguay or China, as this new league would have us do. As the strongest neutral nation the United States must be the champion of all neutrals, both the strong and weak...
...theoretical and practical instruction than was given to the Regiment last year, but undergraduates must realize that the country is under constant danger of war. This is no time for men to grumble at the increased hours of drill, because any morning may find us at war. If men await further developments before they enroll in the unit, they will in reality be just as disgraceful slackers as those who fail to volunteer in time of need. The country will want trained officers if war comes more than any number of eager raw recruits. Harvard men must forget about...
...have but the slightest sketch of the operations of these Harvard delvers on the margin of the Nubian desert. The world will await with interest their fuller and more authoritative story. But we know that at least they have won an archaeological victory, even if they have won it at the hands of the god of chance. They were at least earnestly "on the job" to take advantage of any gifts that that god might bring them. Boston Transcript...
...crew has been developing rapidly of late, and the river Thames will offer the best of opportunities for further improvement. The Haines stroke will there be tried out for its first four-mile stretch, and it is with considerable confidence that the coaches await the result. The departure from the Wray system which failed so hopelessly last year is one which is sure to bring interesting results. What the time trials will show is something to be looked forward to with impatience. A time trial, though governed to a large degree by weather conditions, can yet yield valuable information...