Word: attempting
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...duties of the committee will be three-fold: to supervise the sending of post cards to the original donors of the Gymnasium Fund asking them to allow their donations to be applied to the Union pool; to attempt to raise money from graduates; and to supervise the collection of funds from the classes of 1918 and 1919. The two upper classes are not included in the undergraduate collection, as they have both contributed to the Gymnasium Fund and neither will have as long use of the pool as 1918 and 1919. The entire cost of the pool will...
...rate, two numbers like this one would contain more material than a single copy of the paper as it has been. The pictures are many and interesting; and, if some of the articles are not positively absorbing, their subject matter ought to be. The Illustrated is making a sincere attempt to do a distinct service here--perhaps a more restricted one than heretofore. The May 1 issue points the way. By bringing up ever so little of our charity and imagination, we can see that the magazine is likely to fill a larger place at Harvard than ever...
...trouble seems to lie in the fact that in many instances the tutorial system has been looked upon as an imposition of an additional amount of work, which was not in itself of much importance. In fact it is an attempt to obtain real and not merely technical concentration. The student is required to obtain a thorough grasp of some specific field, and a general idea of the inter-relation of the various fields of history and economics...
...Cage, the Regiment has been compelled to drill in small squads. It will now be possible to manoeuver the entire force en masse. The last military lecture will be given tomorrow, and the attention of the officers of the Regiment will then be concentrated on drill, and an attempt will be made to attain as perfect form as possible. Outdoor drill will also take place in the evening. To make this feasible a string of are lamps will probably be set up in the Stadium for illumination...
...assign each man to an undergraduate advisor, chosen from a list of men who have achieved some standing in scholarship. These advisors will do no direct tutoring, but will endeavor to show men how to study and take notes in the best way, and by studying with them will attempt to point out the easiest and most efficient methods of work...