Word: attempt
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...more quiet forms, we should be opposed to them. Athletics, like everything else, ought to be for the many and not for the few. We believe that the opportunities which the Athletic Association afford for training are of the very best, and that students, who do not make any attempt to take part in these, are making a grave mistake. We do not urge any one to support something unworthy of one's interest; rather do we urge upon men how well would interest in the Athletic Association's work repay them...
...entire cost of fitting up the grounds will be about $50,000. The buildings will be erected after a thorough inspection of those now in use at Yale, Harvard, Princeton and other colleges, and the attempt will be made to combine the best features of all these buildings...
...sung outright. But there will be no singing, and in such parts the only difference will be a greater richness of accompaniment. One of the melodies has been composed to conform to the scale of an ancient pipe now preserved in the British Museum, but with this exception no attempt has been made to reproduce the peculiarities of ancient music. The actual pipers (an oboe, two clarinets and a bassoon) will be stationed behind the scenes, while upon the stage will stand a dummy flute-player with a double pipe made from ancient models, pretending to accompany the actors. Between...
...Every attempt will be made to ensure members of the University of admission to Sanders Theatre on the day of the address by Henry Irving. To this end, tickets will be issued. These will be good simply for admission and no seats will be reserved except for members of the faculty. All members of the faculty who desire one or two reserved seats may obtain them by sending an application to S. H. Foster, 37 Thayer, before March 11. On March 12 tickets will be put in Thurston's for distribution. Each student may secure one by signing his name...
...subject that proper ventilation must be obtained by mechanical devices. Only by the use of these can the air be forcibly removed, and a continual change be ensured. And yet, at present, Sever Hall and one of the laboratories in Boylston are the only places where any attempt has been made to provide proper equipment. In the rest of the buildings, the ancient mode of ventilation still obtains. Apertures are provided through which the air may escape, the warm air is expected to create a draft, and there the matter ends. Such a system is manifestly imperfect under any circumstances...