Word: doubtful
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...decision on what he will do in case of war before Congress meets next Monday. Then if, as seems probable; war is declared the University as a whole will be able to throw itself unreservedly into the service of the Government. Confidence and determination will take the place of doubt and irresolution. If we must have a period of uncertainty let it be now rather than after war has actually been declared to exist...
...There is no doubt that earnest diplomatic persuasion has been exercised to induce China to break off relations. The United States minister has been urging the Chinese government to take this step, and one may guess that Great Britain, France and Japan have not been less urgent in the same direction...
...serious attempt is being made by a group of optimistic seniors at Yale to place the students of that institution on a bone-dry basis. There are many who doubt very much whether the attempt will succeed in the near future, but those who doubt admit that bone-dryness is sure to come within a few years...
...Without doubt there is a wealth of possible point-winners in College, if proper pressure could be applied to force them to come out. There are coaches on the field ready to aid men in every possible way. A track management and a graduate track committee exist for the supervision and development of track teams at Harvard. In other words Harvard has raw material, an adequate plant, and skilled workers, but cannot turn out the finished product. What is the matter with the track team...
...speech or opinion on the part either of the members of the faculty or of speakers from the outside is based upon a misconception of the attitude of the students toward those who address them from the lecture platform. That attitude is almost invariably one of respect, mingled with doubt. No audience is quicker to perceive the untruth, the fallacy, or, on the other hand, the worth of an argument. Weight of academic authority counts for little to the university student who is accustomed to listen daily to men famous over the civilized world. The trustees of Columbia...