Word: doubting
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...with previous years the club has accomplished but little this year, and now of all times when we need the advice of political leaders on questions of national and local importance, it is not rallying to the occasion. Much as some disapprove of the methods adopted, there is no doubt that this country is undergoing an unprecedented moral awakening, that lends the greatest importance to the coming campaign. It is an opportunity for the Political Club to become an active power for good; but if neglected, it will shake our confidence in the ability of undergraduate organizations to deal ably...
...convinced that the existence of an iniquitous system of commercial exploitation and of the most inhuman atrocities in the Congo Free State, has been proved beyond a reasonable doubt. We are confirmed in this opinion by the understanding that you have recently received from our Consul General in that country, an official report establishing the charges which have been brought against Leopold's government...
...enrolled as members, to whom a transient membership should be a great convenience, and many more who will be attracted by the low cost of regular board now assured. To those who have studied the scheme carefully, its rational provisions for all classes of members leave no doubt of its deserved success...
...sometime assisted in the more or less fortnightly appearance of Lampoon, turn to him always with the best will in the world to be amused. We are loath to be denied and, where we must, eagerly accord the benefit of the doubt. We realize that only spasmodically does he achieve his full destiny of Chorus to this University drama; only too often he is the conventional Vice, with his lath dagger become a slapstick. It is his business to be local and timely; it is our good fortune if he be sometimes sage and witty. And of the few good...
...list is published, it will be as a warning to the weak minded who may fall in future years, and not altogether a punishment to past offenders. There is no reason, therefore, why the doubtful names should not be withheld. A great effort was made last autumn to get conclusive evidence, and there is a considerable list of men concerning whose guilt there is not the slightest doubt. If these are not published, the time and labor spent in making up the list will have been worse than useless. If published, not only will a well-deserved punishment be inflicted...