Word: doubting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...present I will mention only a few salient features of the place. After Chester, Oxford is, without doubt, the most picturesque city in England: I consider it more picturesque even than Chester. Most of its colleges are several hundred years old, and the style of architecture is medieval. The ancient wall of the city is still standing, and the real beauty of the place is inside the great quadrangles, where are some of the most beautiful gardens and lawns and walks in the world. I recall no city in Europe which can present a more picturesque street than High street...
...conduct in "crawling" from the foot ball match with Harvard. The Record in closing its editorial says: "There are more euphonious terms than 'crawl,' but none more expressive," and then concludes by adding: "Whatever may be said as to the wisdom of the captain, the chief fault lies, without doubt, with those men who did not care enough for the athletic honor of their college to forego the little pleasure of which an early return would deprive them. The longer they stay at Yale, the better will they learn that athletic success is the result of individual hard work...
...this straightforward, manly mode of procedure, Yale is not to be blamed. Oh, no. She simply followed the rule which always prevails in such circumstances. Thousands of such instances might be given. For years it has been the custom for Harvard or Yale or any other college, if any doubt was felt in regard to the pecuniary success of a foot ball or base ball game which had been regularly arranged, to simply notify the captain of the visiting team that the game would be given up. In fact the mere notification of postponement is not always considered necessary, never...
...system of small rivers, and when the bell rings we see the men coming out of their different halls, swimming slowly across the yard, and at last drawing themselves up on the long piers that reach out from Sever to University. It is a noble sight, and no doubt the long piers are greatly appreciated, -but do they do much good? A man can get as wet in a small lake as in a large ocean. Some night next spring when the creaking of one of the walks is heard across the yard, we may expect to see the windows...
...last University Calendar contained a piece of information of interest to all students who use the library. Hereafter that building will be closed in the afternoons during the winter half an hour before sunset. There is no doubt that this order is, in itself, for the best. The library is a very dark place, and to study in it towards sunset, is doubtless very injurious to the eyes. But this decrease in the amount of time available for using Gore Hall only brings to mind again the need of lighting the building after dark. Why should the usefulness of this...