Word: attempt
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Distinctive features of Christianity compared with those of Mohammedanism, Buddhism, Brahmanism and Confuianism will be pointed out by Professor Evans. The speaker will also attempt to show how a superiority among these several religions may be discovered...
...Princeton this week-end a national conference of college undergraduates will attempt to focus student opinion on the impending world court issue. Whatever its outcome, the experience probably will be a valuable one for the delegates themselves, and it is even conceivable that a certain force of intelligent thought may be brought to bear on Congress in its approaching decision of the question...
...evident that the editors of the Outlook have made the not uncommon mistake of confusing general cultural education with professional preparation. These eastern universities which have limited their numbers make no attempt at preparing the undergraduate directly for life, leaving that task for the graduate schools; but unlimited institutions, particularly the great western universities, have adapted themselves, by including professional courses in undergraduate curricula, to the student who cares nothing for his general development. Thus a student who has entered college only because everyone else is doing it, without much purpose of broadening himself culturally, has access to undergraduate courses...
...Ruggles of Red Gap," an eight reel moving picture and two, one reel cartoons have been obtained by the Union officials to show at the dinner. An attempt to get the film of Charlie Chaplin in "The Gold Rush," was unsuccessful, due to the fact that it had not been displayed at a certain Cambridge theatre...
...initiated this year provides for student speakers at the meetings and some kind of athletic contests for the entertainment of the returning visitors. A track meet, baseball game and polo match will be ar- ranged if possible. Also undergraduates will act as hosts and guides in the first attempt at cooperation between the two bodies...