Word: safe
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...regards the Nine itself, nothing very definite can be said as yet, for a great many have signified their intention of trying for it, whose playing qualities are not known to the captain; but it is safe to say that there is plenty of good material, and from present appearances the prospect of a good Nine is very promising...
...chief advantage the new system will have over the old is that it will compel the students to plan for themselves. This will have the same good effect in college that it has in the outside world, where men who find their judgment a safe guide in some things are likely to trust to it in others rather than to public opinion. College, at present, by no means causes such independence of thought as one would naturally expect...