Word: doubtful
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Three years ago the Institute of Arts and Sciences as a division of a university was an untried experiment. There was grave doubt on the hand as to whether such a system of popular lectures on a subscription basis would receive adequate support in New York city, which already offered so many free lectures, and also the best in the filed, of drama and music. There was doubt on the other hand as to how far the university could undertake the popularization of knowledge without detracting from or interfering with the regular academic work and standards...
...hold the ball will make trouble for the best of them. So with Harvard; the best thing the Cambridge system does is to implant fundamentals; it is what Rush is trying to do with Princeton and Jones with Yale. You will see today at the Stadium, beyond a doubt, a band of coaches who are not thinking much at the present time about November, and what this man or that man may or may not do; they are teaching basic football along standard lines, plodding slowly, deliberately, working with infinite capacity for detail. It's a slow-grinding mill sometimes...
...There is little doubt that the relation of offence to defence in football this season will receive serious consideration by those who follow the game closely. There can be no denial that in the past few years the game from the standpoint of offence has developed, while the defence has stood still, if indeed it has not deteriorated. It is a delicate matter, this balanacing of power of attack and strength of resistance. Some will hold that the ideal relation has never been attained. There have been epochs which have seen a practically impregnable defence, due to stringent regulater, this...
...fast, elusive back. We shall see Princeton this year making a lot of use of her backfield in the way of returning kick-offs. The Tigers last season showed a very interesting protective system for a man coming back with a placement kick or punt, and no doubt it will be built upon this year. Last season the short, sharp forward pass came into view in the latter games, and will unquestionably be developed this year. The plays calling for quick turns off tackle, operating from a masked thrust, will be improved, and there will be in the latter games...
...Loneliness," by Mr. Putnam, purposely lacks definiteness of outline; the setting and the mood are, however, well suggested. "Minstrel," an unsigned sonnet of considerable charm, is simple and, within its limits is satisfying. The number is brought to a conclusion by a sonnet sequence, "In a Time of National Doubt," by Mr. Norris. In spite of several prosy phrases, this work, ranging from the meditative to the stirring, is real poetry, and promises well for its writer...