Word: attempting
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...attempt here to discuss the wisdom or unwisdom of the New England rule; but we wish to show how the writer in Harper's Weekly, when claiming that the Athletic Committee has been inconsistent in this particular, has entirely missed the point...
...handicap of eight inches. Fearing then had the bar put at 6.02 7-8, which was 5-8 higher than the indoor record. He had cleared this on his third trial when his arm unfortunately struck the stick and brought it to the floor. The attempt showed that the record would not remain long unbroken...
...series of College Conferences was resumed last night with the first of Professor Toy's two lectures on "The Development of the Hebrew Religion." Professor Toy did not attempt to give a complete characterization of the Israelitish creed, but only to speak of the features which distinguished it from the other religions of its time, and stamped it with its peculiar individuality. The Hebrew system of the ology is preeminent in its intense religiousness. All ancient nations were religious, as Paul remarked in the case of the Athenians. But the Israelites pursued the theologic idea with a vigor, a persistency...
...those members of other athletic associations who are in college. It means that such men, while they are students, must be passed by the director of the Heminway Gymnasium before they can represent their other association in a public contest. It is a rule which we shall not attempt to criticize; but we suspect that, if our interpretation is correct, it will bring about many perplexing cases. Every student ought to know these rules; if they are just, then obey them without further words; if they are unjust, a general protest will be very effective...
...would have been better had he made a more urgent call for funds with which to improve some of the facilities for under-graduate study. The college proper ought to be perfected before any attempt is made to raise the standard of the smaller institutions. We need a better general room for the Library more than anything else; the Chemical Laboratory is so far behind the times that advanced work is seriously affected; the History department demands a reference library. We might enumerate other wants, all of which are of more vital importance than original research in the Veterinary School...