Word: doubting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Hebrew feast of Tabernacles, celebrated soon after the gathering of the harvests. But the earliest modern record of such a day, observed by official proclamation, is found in Holland under the date of 1575. The Pilgrim fathers, being ever imbued with feelings of thankfulness at their own virtues, no doubt got the idea of the festival during their life among the Dutch...
...that the expenses of the college greatly exceeded the income. While one or two departments of the college succeeded in registering a slight surplus over their expenses, the academical department ran greatly in arrears. Various reasons have been assigned for the deficit, but the cause is yet somewhat in doubt. Some remarks have been made connecting the matter with the recent resignation of President Porter. But this explanation can be hardly satisfactory And yet the college, if we may judge from the unprecedented size of the present freshman class, has before it as bright prospects as the management could desire...
...perhaps do study most faithfully, but if their one aim is to make themselves learned, then their courses at college are not thorough successes. Every man should seek both to bring profit to himself and to give it to others; the double motive is the only complete motive. Beyond doubt in this fact we find the strongest argument for the establishment of what we may call intellectual societies, societies devoted to study and mutual improvement. Such societies cast aside the element of selfishness, and recognize and advance the element of generosity, of intellectual democracy, and the men who faithfully support...
...last year's-crew have been asked to try for regular and substitute positions on the 'varsity, there will probably be several vacant seats to fill for this year's boat. As there was more than enough good material to fill the boat last year, there can be little doubt of a successful sophomore crew, provided only the men who tried then will have the courage to come forward now. By this early beginning of work it looks as though it was '88's ambition to follow in the wake of the illustrious sophomore crew which preceded her, and crown...
...Wednesday night shows the attitude of Yale on the subject: "At a mass meeting of Yale students held this evening it was resolved that the Yale-Princeton game be played in New Haven, Saturday, Nov. 21st, at 2.30 p. m." Rather than give up the game there is little doubt that Princeton will consider the demands of her opponents...