Word: attempting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...claim that the poet would be treated differently, and his productions would be received with the favor they deserve. Why not have themes for poems as well as for essays? The writers need not soar into the skies and try to pluck out the very stars on their first attempt, when their wings are weak. They would not be expected to rival Pope or Coleridge, Bryant or Tennyson; but, by all means, give the student a chance to express himself in verse. Give him a free chance by putting all of his class in the same crucible with...
...column we publish a challenge, by which we sincerely hope to advance the interests of foot-ball at Harvard. What we have so long and so earnestly preached, we now propose to practice; and we trust that our esteemed contemporaries, the Lampoon and Advocate, will aid us in our attempt, by putting in the field the best players they can get from their editorial boards, and by pressing forward in the contest for the inter-press foot-ball championship with the interest and the energy that have always characterized their labors in other fields. We will say here that...
...corporate body of the institution are a sufficient guarantee of its ultimate success. On the other hand, the odds against which the society has yet to struggle are great. The growing reputation of Boston University and Wellesley College is an important obstacle which cannot be disregarded. Any earnest attempt to offer greater educational advantages to women is worthy of praise. In spite of the inherent obstacles to its success, the society is slowly gaining ground, year by year, and we shall doubtless see it established strongly and permanently within a comparatively short time...
Bemis, '87 and Wright, '86 will attempt to-day to break the seven-mile walk record...
...From the moment the game began it was evident that both sides were playing for all they knew. Gradually the ball was worked down towards '86's goal, the '86 backs doing some terrible muffing while '87's rush-line broke through in a marvellous manner, stopping all attempts at kicking. For a while the ball stuck about the twenty-five yard line, but sharp work and fine dropping on the ball by the juniors, forced the ball close under '86's goal. After several futile attempts Fletcher succeeded in getting the ball across the line. From this touch-down...