Word: attempt
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...member of last year's nine who played in the Yale games who is eligible for this year's team. Cook was the only one of those who remained in college who was not debarred by the new rules. It is not probable that he will attempt to play under the circumstances...
...Philosophical Conference was started in 1890 by the instructors of the philosophical department. They felt that the many students scattered in the various small philosophic courses, had no adequate means of uniting their interests; so the attempt was made to get the men together at the houses of the various professors, for social and philosophical intercourse. The meeting always closes with an informal supper. At present any man who holds a degree and is taking one or more courses in philosophy is eligible to membership. This year there are ninety-six members, an increase of about twenty over last year...
...study of German or French or English, at the expense of everything else. A full understanding of any of these subjects can only be had by studying the others. The conference meets now every two weeks, with an average attendance of twenty to thirty. Just now an attempt is being made to apportion the many scientific and philological journals among the different men, who keep track of their contents and report from time to time. The interests of the conference are very general and cover all the modern languages...
...meetings are held regularly at the museum. Every one interested in the subject may attend. Students of Geology 22 are obliged to attend in order to report on the advanced field work that they are doing. Papers are generally read and discussed by professors and students, and an attempt is made to keep track of recent investigations and researches...
...songs were brought to the CRIMSON by some of the best-known and influential men in the student body,- one of them an ex-captain of a 'varsity team. They had been written in the attempt to supply a need at the Yale game which has long been noticed and regretted by Harvard men. No CRIMSON editor had anything to do with the composition or printing of these songs; the paper simply extended its services by publishing in advance a portion of the songs, and having the completed list distributed with the CRIMSONS issued on the morning of November...