Word: attempt
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...nominating committee for the Class of '51 also met last night but failed to think up more than a dozen prospects. Another meeting will be held in an attempt to whip up a man-sized slate...
...only does the measure guard the sanctity of state boundaries, but it protects such local customs as segregated education (in the South), and state aid to parochial schools (wherever it exists). Any attempt to question the merit of these two traditions would, of course, cause a conflagration in Congress and probably kill the present bill forthwith. That is definitely not the object of supporters of federal aid to education. They rightly figure that if compromise will get some money into the public school system, then compromise is currently the ticket for them...
...Music Department does not attempt to build dilettantes and shakes no lonk hair, but holds closely to a technical approach. Many concentrators feel that this leaning backwards on the part of the department to escape a "Conservatory" approach has become a major weakness, for little opportunity for practical application of musical skill is given...
Long hours with a test tube is the notable setback of concentration in Chemistry, but the Department does attempt to lighten lab requirements for honors candidates. A "B" average will get a student a degree with honors--there are no theses, no generals, and no divisionals...
This exchange of letters indirectly resulted from a 1947 State Department attempt to promote German-American understanding. The Department inserted a small advertisement in American zone newspapers, stating that Americans would reply to letters addressed to a special drop in Washington, D. C. Officials expected a few thousand replies; in three months they had a warehouse basement stuffed with, over 100,000 letters, and no facilities for their disposal...