Word: surely
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...exercise. And, during the months when the weather is too bad to be out, it would supply to a great extent the place of out-door sports. Those who are acquainted with rackets know what a fine game it is ; and if it is once introduced it is sure to be as popular as any sport we have. The very novelty of the game would insure its success at first, a success that its real worth would afterwards not fail in maintaining...
...much Yale's time can be beaten." Now we wish to assure our Yale friends that the statement referred to is false. Harvard never has made that silly boast, and does not intend to. She knows the uncertainty of the chances of boat-races too well to feel sure of anything except that she will try her best. Most of the bad feeling between the two Colleges arises from such groundless suspicions of one another, as Yale's belief in this statement indicates. We hope that Yale will believe Harvard too courteous, at least, to make such insulting boasts...
...their papers of the small boys who from time to time hang around the door of the Hall, it will not pay him regularly to keep papers in the Auditor's room. Students will readily see the force of this reasoning, and those who are desirous of being sure that papers shall be supplied them will give all their custom to the boy in the Auditor's room...
...purpose to show that the standpoint of the self-styled independent man - a phase of college character which we felt sure every one would recognize - is a ridiculous one, and to open his eyes, if possible, to the fact that his independence is not the only line of conduct open to manly men. Now "G. E." denies that the "independent man," as we have tried to portray him, exists...
...whether I should ever become so blase in regard to college life. It puzzled me most, however, to find out whether "quite a respectable portion" of the class would really be rather glad than otherwise to take their sheep-skins and walk away. I am not sure of the answer yet, but am still wondering...