Word: attempting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...minds are so constituted that they can not pursue certain branches with success. Now this principle is recognized by the faculty elsewhere, as is evidenced by the following extract from the 1886-87 mathematical announcement; "It is unadvisable for students who have little taste or capacity for Mathematics to attempt the higher Mathematical electives." Is not that principle equally applicable to this case...
EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON: - Some weeks ago there appeared in the anniversary number of the Advocate a criticism upon the courses offered by the English department. In the main the writer merely points out what is lacking in the present series of courses but makes no attempt to suggest a remedy, knowing presumably, as all know, who have given the matter any attention, that it is only want of funds which prevents many improvements in this, as well as in other departments of the University...
...have whose knowledge of it is broad and accurate, with the advantages such a society would bring, one cannot but think that an organization devoted to English literature would supply a want which at some time or other many men have felt. Is it not worth while to attempt something however small...
...work. Hence the unpopularity of the latter system in use in History 13, is paramountly a good one. A knowledge of the writers and books that are of any value to the student of American history is gained as it could be in no other way, and this attempt to destroy so good a plan of conducting a course shows, let us hope, more ignorance than laziness. Those who believe that History 13 requires more work than other full courses, must have formerly spent the time they now grudge putting on History 13, in pursueing the college catalogue in search...
...word, the illusion was lacking. Perhaps this was in some measure due to the place where the play was produced, in a theatre, in a great city, apart from the scenes of academic life. But enough has been said on this point, rather does so earnest and successful an attempt to reproduce one of the masterpieces of antiquity deserve unstinted praise...