Word: sureness
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Every man who has been drawn on the above four crews must be sure to come to row at 4.15 sharp. If any man cannot come he must get a substutute and send him to the boat house to fill his place. Any man failing to appear or send a substitute will cause a great deal of trouble...
...wish to give a piece of advice to all students of Harvard University which, we are sure, will prevent many an embarrassing movement. We urge everyone to find out who are the noted men connected with the University and for what each one of them is renowned. It is surprising how many men graduate without knowing anything about the members of our various Faculties except about those few with whom they may happen to be thrown in contact at lectures. It is very trying to hear some one speak of a Harvard man whose reputation is national, perhaps even world...
...greatest farce which remains in connection with the admission to Harvard College is the rule obliging candidate to file a certificate of moral character. This certificate amounts to nothing at all. Anyone can get such a paper, and the college is no more sure of the character of a man than if the certificate had never been presented. It is a piece of red tape at which every one smiles and which, if its doubtful moral effect and uselessness be considered, it would be far better to do away with...
There need be no difficulty in raising twenty-five thousand dollars. To be sure it is probably far beyond what we can individually and personally give, but let each man consider himself a special committee of one to wake up the interest of his family and of his friends in the undertaking, and we have an indefinitely larger number of sources to draw upon...
...that his name is properly entered. The election of class day officers is the most important business which a class can transact, and if a man finds that through his own negligence he has forfeited his right to vote at this meeting he will be sure to eel the loss deeply...