Word: attempt
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...short time ago we alluded to a letter in a recent number of London Field making sweeping and absurd charges against the amateur standing of American university athletes. We did not attempt any refutation of the charges because no intelligent American reader would have needed it to convince him of the utter ignorance of the Field's correspondent as to the way athletics are regulated in American Universities. We are very glad to find, however, that Mr. J. L. Coolidge '95 of the Mott Haven Team has written a letter to the Field, in reply to the member...
...connected with Harvard athletics, is, whatever view may be taken as to its justice, an event very much to be regretted by all who have any interest in the welfare of the University. Before commenting on any inferences which may have been drawn from this action, we wish to attempt such a statement of the case as will do simple justice to all who are concerned...
...series of lectures under the auspices of the Cercle Francais last evening in the Fogg Art Museum. His subject was "The French language at the time of the Norman Conquest." He said that by this he meant the spoken language. The written language in those days was an attempt to represent to the eye the spoken language...
Again, art must not be approached through philosophy. It is worse than useless to attempt to see a picture or a statute through the arbitrary line of a rule or a formula...
...playing was very aggressive throughout. The rushing of the first eleven was as good as it has been this year, while the punting of Hayes and Hamlen was very fair. There was an attempt at interference several times, and once or twice it succeeded, but most of the plays were directed at the tackles and guards. On one occasion the breaking through of the first eleven on one of Hamlen's punts was commendable. It shows what the eleven can do when the line men make an effort...