Word: whether
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Time will tell," says the News, impressively, "whether Harvard or Yale is to furnish the first practical demonstration of the fact that her dormitories are death traps...
...important question as to whether or not a crew could be entered, the members of the crew were called upon to state their position. Of these Messrs. Hubbard, Binney and Perin stated their willingness to row on the fifth, with certain reservations if the race was rowed on the twelfth. Mr. Cabot was then nominated for the captaincy, but declined to serve under the circumstances, as the class could do absolutely nothing more until the decision of the executive committee was heard. The meeting adjourned with the understanding that if the executive committee decide...
...Whether or not the above laudable views will result disastrously to the competitions in which Harvard is to enter, as has been predicted by the foretellers, is a question which, however satisfactorily settled to the minds of the wiseacres, can only be settled after a fair and lengthy trial of the new system. Sufficient to say that Harvard does not intend to withdraw her teams from the field, and hopes to present a satisfactory showing wherever gentlemanly prowess is called into competition. - [Spirit of the Times...
...found there pictures neither of the crews, nines or foot-ball teams of the past two years. Of course such things can be much more easily furnished now than they will be later, and it seems as if somebody should take the responsibility of action in the matter. Whether the responsibility lies with any one individual or organization, or whether each organization is expected to furnish its own pictures and trophies we do not know. The Athletic Association have been careful about putting in their records, but nothing of importance in addition to these is on exhibition. We would suggest...
Prof. Dunbar is compiling a history of prices during the time of inflation and contraction of currency in the United States, which will show, as did Tooke's History of Prices in the time of the Bank of England restriction and resumption, whether there was any connection between prices and the bank issues of paper...