Word: attempt
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...spite of all this, Harvard has made a last attempt. It is to refer the whole matter to an arbitration committee, whose selection is provided for in the fairest possible manner. By the decision of this committee she will abide. Yale is now called upon either to accept or decline this proposition. If she accepts we can readily forgive her unwillingness before to meet us fairly and squarely. If she declines, she will condemn herself in the eyes of every just and reasonable person, and expose herself to a suspicion which we cannot, at least would...
There was once an athletic meeting that happened to attend which commenced on time. A new organization managed it, their first attempt, and probably they didn't know any better. But it does seem a pity that our annual class races cannot get started inside of two hours behind the time set. If experience teaches that the boats can't be got off before half past five why not announce that hour? As it regularly has been everybody goes at four o'clock, fearing the possibility that by accident the race may start on time, and must wait an hour...
...Christian Associations held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday by the Harvard Association is significant in the history of the college Y. M. C. A. Representatives from nearly all of the New England colleges and from many of the preparatory schools were present. It was the first organized attempt to promote the interests of students' Christian Associations in this part of the country. The representatives were for the most part presidents-elect of their various societies. The chief object of bringing them together into one body was to gather as large a number of facts as possible concerning the needs...
...attempt is being made to form a Yale Gymnastic Association...
...Pipe" by C. W. Shope is a poem very prettily worded. "Gamblers" by Louis How is an impossible story but is nevertheless interesting. A sonnet by J. M. is excellent. H. B. Eddy contributes an ambitious poem, "The Kingdom," which is more successful than his last attempt. "The Jealousy of Carlos" by A. S. Pier is, like the author's previous articles, short and very well done. D. H. Morris gives us a very happy little story in "Truth is Stranger Than Fiction." The College Kodaks are much below the standard. "Bloody Monday Night" by H. B. Eddy has some...