Word: certain
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...this connection, we are desired to correct a statement in the last Magenta. In Mr. Anderson's courses it is by no means certain that the marks will be determined solely by the results of the examination...
...strokes per minute in the several crews is marked. Holyoke ordinarily pulls the fastest, very often reaching to 36, while Weld and Holworthy keep down to 30 or less, very rarely above. As the desired end of every crew is to pull together, the slower the stroke - to a certain point, say 28 or 30 per minute - by which this object is attained, the better; and in this we are supported by the best authority. However, it rests with each captain to pull the stroke that pleases him best, and the result of the races will judge...
...want long felt. Many Seniors have wished to take one two-hour elective, but the paucity of good single-hour electives until now has forced them to put up with the four regular three-hour courses. With such interesting courses as are offered in the Classics, it is certain that a new start will be given to the study of Greek and Latin...
Some one then proposed "The Police of Cambridge," and asked Mr. Wendell to reply. Mr. Wendell feared that his remarks might mar the harmony of the occasion, but finally he found words in which to express, to a certain degree, his feelings in regard to the efficient "Guardians of the Peace." Shortly after midnight "Auld Lang Syne" was sung, and the company proceeded to wend their way towards the Square...
...such in his flight, or worse yet, suppose him to be caught. Why, then all mystery flies away at once, and the horror created by the murder is diminished. People discover that the, before unknown, death-dealer is not the weird and relentless creature of their imagination, but a certain Mr. Thompson or Johnson, a small, mild-looking man, perchance, who has heretofore borne the best of characters, and who was doubtless actuated by exceptional motives of animosity in this case. They are sure, now, that they shall not be killed by this man, and they flatter themselves that...