Word: doubtful
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Reid will not doubt play his old position behind the bat. As substitutes Milne, Wendell, and J. D. Clark are available. All are good backstops but, with the exception of Clark, poor throwers. Wendell, however, is at present trying for an outfield position, and Clark for first base...
...Cotton Bale," by T. N. Buckingham are carefully and well worked out. To the Southern reader, however, the use of Satan in dialect so marked as Uncle Willis's seems an unpardonable solecism, and the reasons for the stealing of the mysterious cotton bale are left in doubt. Uncle Willis, too, lacks convincingness. IT seems as if the author had bad no definite character in mind in writing his story, but had rather thought out his plot and set it down in negro dialect while having no firm grasp of the character of his story teller...
Seniors appear to be in some doubt in answering the question asking for life sketches. This question is intended to amplify the others given, in such points as preparation for College, and early impressions and thoughts. The reply should be a brief sketch of each man's life. The blanks and postals should be filled out and sent in at once. In case any one has not received the first set, I shall be glad to send duplicate blanks upon application. ENIOT SPANDING, Secretary...
...Association of Harvard Graduates is still growing in numbers. The peculiar nature of the organization, made up, as it is, of members scattered over the whole country, the uncertainty which existed at the time the Association was formed as to just what it might accomplish, gave much ground for doubt as to the possibility of a continuing existence...
Without much doubt the changes proposed and adopted will be the abolishment of the offices of the treasurer as they now exist in the clubs and the placing of one captain and one undergraduate manager over the two clubs, who shall be directly responsible to the Athletic Committee. This general supervision, however, will not necessarily interfere with the customary elections of club officers. By thus placing rowing interests on the same footing with those of other branches of athletics it is thought there will be more progress, and less financial trouble than heretofore. Mr. George W. Weld, to whom this...