Word: afraid
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...short course before the boat house; this necessitated a great deal of turning. But the day and the water were both favorable, and the men secured some valuable practice. The new barge was taken out, but was only used for a few minutes as Captain Perkins was afraid that the ice would cut it; during the most of the time last year's barge was used. Kelton, '93, was not out yesterday, having gone home for the day. The men rowed as follows: Stroke, Perkins, '91; 7, Winthrop, '91; 6, Vail, '93; 5, Rantoul, '92; 4, Powers, '92; 3, Shaw...
...they the courage of their convictions? To be a christian does not require much courage, one may say. No, if we mean by christian the conventional kind; but for a man to devote himself body and soul to the service of Christ does require courage. Let men who are afraid to stand up for christianity remember the great men who in the past have been proud to call themselves christians...
...himself these questions; let him even write them on a slip of paper. If he does so I am afraid the space for the answers will remain blank...
...Cambridge High School team for two years. will also probably be a candidate for catcher. As a usual thing the number of candidates from the freshman class is large, but for some reason or other only one of the above number is in '94. The freshmen shouldn't be afraid to show themselves...
...officers of the association altogether, and perhaps not at all. The greater part of the blame certainly falls upon the men who withdraw. If they enter merely to have their names printed in the program, they are influenced by a mean motive; if they back out because they are afraid of some presumably superior athlete, they are influenced by a still meaner motive. They ought not to sign unless they intend to compete, and after signing they ought not to withdraw. It does not seem advisable to us even for men to enter merely "to oblige the association." What...