Word: attempting
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...will not be given until after the midyears next year. Those who remember the great interest which was taken in the Greek play of 1881, not only by the graduates of Harvard but also by classical students from all over the country, will be glad to hear that another attempt is to be made in the same line...
...wonderful success which attended the efforts of the Greek department encouraged the projectors of the scheme to hope that something similar might be given at a later date. They conceived then the idea of producing a Latin play, but it seemed too much of an attempt after the experience they had just undergone and only recently has the plan matured. It is, in a way, a stupendous undertaking. The average person can little realize the difficulties which are ever presenting themselves. The point which has constantly to be kept in mind is to give as exact a reproduction...
...maintained that the particular methods adopted are perfect in every respect; but the general plan which has been followed seems in the light of the mistakes and failures of the old Union, to be practical and expedient. We have here, at least, an honest attempt on the part of those who have at heart the debating interests of Harvard, to elevate and improve them: and it is the duty of every Harvard man, by his presence and by participation in the debates, to give this new movement his hearty support...
...weeks before the race they live within a stone's throw of each other and practice within plain sight of each other. It is not uncommon for one crew to lie on their oars and watch their rivals row by at full speed and on time. There is no attempt made, by spreading reports that one man is ill and that another will probably be unable to row, to deceive each other in regard to the relative strength of the crews...
...larger cities there will be lists of honorary members, who are entitled to buy tickets for the private performances. Tours will be taken yearly through these cities in the effort to arouse a wide public interest for a better class of plays of literary merit. It is an attempt to save the stage from being cast out of the field of literature, on the ground that the stage rightfully belongs to Art and Letters alone. Henry B. McDowel of the class of '78 is president of the organization and Barret Wendell, Bliss Carman and other Harvard men are actively interested...