Word: certainly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...profess to be gentlemen is strongly condemned-what shall we say of those who do profess to be such, and who usually desire the title, if they stoop to the level of common rioters in the public streets? The self-favoring "invitation" addressed to freshmen by certain of the sophomores, demanding entertainment for their superior lordships, is a proceeding which, the freshman may believe, the better sentiment of the college utterly despises, and we shall heartily congratulate those who have received such "invitation" if they refuse to notice them. The blame for the survival of a remnant of former customs...
...members of last year's team now in college are Corbin, Gill, Wallace, Robinson, Rhodes, Wurtemburg, Brooks and Graves. Very little can be said as yet of the new men trying for the team; it is too early to state anything certain in regard to their chances for the eleven. McClung and Morrison, half-backs on the Exeter team last year, are doing very good work behind the line, and Pell, '92, Funk, '92, and Moyle, '91, are showing up well on the rush line. Captain Corbin is doing his best to develop a winning team, and giving the candidates...
...length the long desired fire-escapes and hand-grenades have been put in the college dormitories and the students who room above the first floor, thanks to the requirements of the law, may now feel a certain degree of safety at night. It is our sincere hope at the beginning of this college year that all measures conducive to the safety and convenience of the students will be taken by those in authority...
...success of Harvard on the football field this fall. It is apparent, both from the number of men who turned out to practice and from the aptness they showed for their work, that with faithful practice Harvard can put a strong team in the field this fall. Feeling certain as we do that the captain will spare no effort to develop the strongest team possible from the players in the college, we look with some confidence to the result of his work. Hard work will do wonders; and wonders need to be done this year by the team that wins...
...Certain well-understood studies await the class of '92, and on these it is not necessary to dwell. But there are some less obvious yet quite as necessary duties which we may well mention. The college man should endeavor to round out his life. He should be kindly, though not necessarily actively, interested in all the departments of the college life...