Word: guessed
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...always as interested in Harvard's success as the youngest and most enthusiastic undergraduate. When the fathers of those who are now in College were undergraduates, Old John was a familiar sight on Holmes field, with his shambling walk and uncouth salutations. The boldest would scarcely venture to guess at the age of this remarkable fruit seller. He is the same today as he was twenty years...
...best interests of the college. It is believed, however, that there would be no objection made by the authorities to removal if satisfactory offers were made. Sentiment, a large number of the alumni, the local Trustees, and other influences are arrayed against removal, and no one can guess the outcome. A meeting of the board of trustees will be held today and the matter will probably be discussed...
...time of the holidays. Previous to this year there has been a good deal of uncertainty and misunderstanding about the question. There has always been a rule requiring continuous residence at the University, but just how far this rule would be actually enforced was largely a matter of guess-work to the students. The consequence was that men were often called to account for action which they did not positively know to be punishable. The present step which the Administrative Board has taken sets matters on a much more satisfactory basis. By informing the students beforehand just what the regulation...
...evening. He said that people never seem to realize how easily they might obtain good advice when they have knotty questions to decide in business life or in study. They are apt, if the difficulty is very great, either to give it up entirely or else to make a guess at the solution and usually guess wrongly. People don't as a rule understand that there is One above earthly perplexities who is, nevertheless, able to end perplexity as no one else...