Word: doubting
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...hour to allow of any extensive investigation as to the opinion of the students concerning the unsuccessful attempt to build a bonfire in the yard. But we feel compelled to censure any proceeding upon the part of the students which will tend to endanger college property. There is little doubt but that the indiscriminate building of fires will have this result. The question which now remains to be solved is, whether the students are to have bon-fires at all. The fact that a celebration can be enthusiastic without a bon-fire, is well proved by the experience of many...
...sing on account of the coldness of the evening. Long before the hour for commencing, the choice seats along the balcony were occupied by the allpervading mucker. The selections were very satisfactorily rendered by the Brass Band, and with a little more experience their playing will not doubt prove a source of great enjoyment to the college in the coming weeks...
These are our halcyon days. There is no doubt about it. But why can't we appreciate the fact? Somehow, we feel something hanging over us intervening between us and summer, and vaguely realize this to be the dark, thunder-cloud of the finals. Then, we don't fully appreciate our college life, for thinking of what is before us in after life. Yet all the time, we know that we are leading a mighty pleasant existence. Well, we may as well make up our minds to it, we shall always have something disagreeable mixed in with the agreeable...
...deliberation, is now practically settled, and it only remains to arrange the details. Both the Columbia and Yale freshmen have exceedingly good crews, as their records in the recent class races show; and we ourselves have seen what the Harvard freshmen can do; so that there is no doubt but that there will be a close and exciting race. This will be the first time that anything of the kind has been attempted, and we are glad to know that the matter has had the most careful consideration of the three colleges, before it has been finally decided. The responsibility...
...language; such as can be gained only by reading at sight. A great addition to two of the elementary courses in Greek is that Professor Palmer will translate to the students the last six books of the Odyssey. The well known charms of his delivery and translations will no doubt attract many students to these courses...