Word: attempt
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...current "Time" bears news of the interesting attempt of Pomona College, Claremont, California, to emulate, in its expansion, the Oxford organization. Since its founding in 1888, Pomona has restricted its enrollment to 700, believing the maintenance of its small college character essential to proper touch between instructor and student. However, when there came that urge to expand which is now a burden on every American college, the authorities laid plans to expand, by units, that is, to add to Pomona, as funds should become available, independent undergraduate schools, connected with the original college only through the corporation and reign...
...fortunes of the Claremont Colleges ought to be of wide interest. The main issue seems to be whether these colleges can obtain a university outlook with a small college organization. The units, obviously, will not have the traditions which bequeath the Oxford colleges their intellectual heritage. The American attempt must find its success in American conditions...
...representing the University at Princeton took part in the Crimson-Orange contest last year. Captain Bradford in the heavyweight class will grapple with Meistahn of Princeton, whom he defeated on overtime last year. Goldberg met and defeated Teakerin of Princeton last year in the 125-pound class and will attempt to repeat his victory tonight...
With five sections of Freshman supporters to cheer them on, the undefeated 1929 hockey team will attempt to run its season's record of victories to ten, at the expense of the Eli first year skaters at 8.15 o'clock tonight on the Arena ice. The Crimson puck men will attend the 1929 mass meeting and smoker at the Union for a short time before clashing with the Blue team. Three members of the squad, Captain Tudor, Crosby, and Carlton, will figure in the election returns which will be announced at the meeting...
...this is leading us again into the cul de sae of hyper-criticism. Perhaps Mr. E. Minus's last attempt will help to keep the curse...