Word: uncertainly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...made veiled reference to "Valley Forge ... a dreamer ... a man with a great vision. . . ."At last it became apparent who the man was. The audience cheered and clapped when a little white-haired clergyman, looking for all the world like a sly puppy, gave an uncertain, embarrassed smile, got up from his chair, tiptoed toward the centre of the stage, and took the ivory box. The little clergyman was the Rev. Dr. William Herbert Burk. He had been awarded the Bok Prize for founding and forwarding the Washington Memorial at Valley Forge...
...several comparisons of the United States with other countries to show that when a country like England has the death penalty and quick judicial action there are surprisingly few murders every year. West, who moved the question, showed how the execution of the death penalty is spasmodic and uncertain, with damaging results for society...
...Gould '30 and V. F. Nissen '30 are entered in the special 50-yard dash, G. H. Elsass '30 will make the trip and many enter the dash, although Coach Farrell was uncertain last night about his entry B. A. A. Meet Saturday...
...been greatest. Thus he has quickened thought, provoked discussion, freshened ambition, and given many a youngster his first inkling of the value of clear thinking. In the process he has shaped the development of careers which, without his inspiration and interest, might never have reached their fullness. To others uncertain of themselves, he has given of his courage. In return, he has asked only that those who have gone out into the world write him from time to time, and that the successful lend a hand to beginners and that when they return to Cambridge they permit themselves...
...Prouty has evolved a psychological problem, the solution of which she has presented too insufficiently and inconclusively; in fact, she has given no solution at all. That is left to the reader. That the girl loved through sympathy and later regretted is not, however, left uncertain. Around this lies the theme of the story-a swift moving story; fine, truthful, engrossing...