Word: proved
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...have written instructions and an oral witness to his oral order to prove that Mr. Lowell ordered the gates closed. The locking of the gates and the building of the fence were my understanding of his definite instructions. The Gray Herbarium, being an entirely separate institution, was not closed...
...George Eastman Chair should prove, however, more important than any one of its incumbents. It is in line with the present movement among universities here and oversees to exchange the services of their best talent. Harvard is enjoying now not only the eminent ability of the Professor of Poetry at Oxford, but also that of visiting lecturers from France and Germany...
While there will be many common problems which the directors of these schools will be able to discuss, the very divergence in type among the summer schools will give rise to new viewpoints and methods, peculiar to individual institutions, which may prove beneficial for the delegates to the conference. The results of this meeting will help to solve some of the difficulties which confront a branch of the educational system which is growing ever more popular...
Some small percentage of the uninvited guests systematically frisk the parked automobiles; others aid lost articles in staying lost perpetually, in spite of the efforts of the Lost and Found Department; other little magicians prove that the hand is quicker than the eye when exploring the pockets of the fallen devotees of Bacchus; and still others persist in destroying the pleasure of the game for those who find that one of these soiled ragamuffins has usurped a neighboring seat...
According to Captain Samuel Dunlap of the Brighton Station, it is almost impossible to convict a man on the charge of speculating, that is, selling a ticket at a price above fifty cents over face value, as it is very difficult to prove the amount of a transaction. For this reason the city ordinance, violation of which involves a maximum fine of $20, is resorted...