Word: attempted
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...least six weeks. A petition was made to the Council that the president of the Musical Review be made an ex-officio member of the Council. The petition was turned down on the ground that the paper was not of a sufficiently representative nature to warrant its adoption. An attempt was made to have the Christmas vacation lengthened. On consultion with the authorities, however, it was found that the only possible method of doing this was by having no vacation on October 12 and on February...
...University second team will make another attempt to break its long string of defeats this afternoon when it will play Morris Heights on Soldiers Field at 4 o'clock. The Morris Heights team was defeated last season by the Freshman, team only after a very close game...
...School crew which has accepted the challenge of the Harvard Medical School for a match race in the Harvard Invitation Regatta, will be composed of men of considerable rowing experience in various colleges, whose attempt to row together should make an interesting test of the theory that the various American strokes cannot be combined...
...scarcely surprising that Mr. Burke's well-written essay in the Advocate for May 5 should not be exhaustive. A conclusive reply to Mr. Cutler's recent attack on the distribution system was on account of the subject's complexity, not to be expected, but the present attempt can only be described as perfunctory...
...CRIMSON Clouters, fresh from their victory over the candidates, will take on the Phi Beta Kappa ball team for a nine-round go on Soldiers Field this afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. Although the new baseball stands are not yet completed, an earnest attempt will be made to accommodate the crowd...