Word: sures
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Andover's old boys were not sure whether they altogether approved their school's transformation, were reassured when they learned that much of it had been contributed by an old boy they knew well, the late Thomas Cochran, who arrived at the school with 50?, worked his way through, eventually became a Morgan partner. Headmaster Fuess hastened to add that the school "really has not changed in spirit," told his proudest news: that last year 213 of the school's 700-odd boys had scholarships, that the captains of seven Andover teams are working their way through...
Judge Thomas Richardson, chairman of Newcastle's Conscientious Objectors' Tribunal, rebuked "conchies" assembled before him by fuming: "I'm certain, as sure as I sit here, that if Christ appeared today he would approve of this war." Booed, hissed, Judge Richardson had to clear the court. Later he hemmed: "I was carried away. . . . Some of the statements as to what Christ would do irritated...
Coach Jack Carr will have some opportunity to see whether or not his team has improved since the opening of the season two weeks ago against Williams. In that game the soccer team looked as though it were sure to develop into a far letter than average outfit, even though the Purple emerged from the tilt triumphant, 3 to 2, after an overtime period. But since then, in two games with the weak Tufts and M. I. T. squads, the Crimson has not come up to expectations, even in winning...
Characterizing the present European puzzle as a "game of skilled politicians," Timasheff believes that in settling the Czechoslovakian problem, Great Britain and France gave Hitler a free hand in Russia. "Hitler was sure Poland would agree to a plan for lopping off part of the Ukraine and dividing the spoils. Germany would get Danzig and part of the Corridor in addition to part to the Ukraine which would be split between the two countries...
...orders; now they have ordered and the foreign war purchasers have not yet come along; he has a huge backlog but few new orders coming in. Shall he operate at 100% till January-and trust to the gods for 1940 orders-or shall he operate at 75% and be sure of keeping busy till March...