Word: attempting
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...crux of the story is Mr. Howard's attempt to reform himself and tread the primrose path with Miss Davis. He starts his reformation by walking out on her their wedding night. His idea is to show his new strength of character by purposely disillusioning the romantically inclined Miss De Havilland. In the course of the proceedings, Mr. Howard successively insults her family, makes biting remarks about her moles, acts as a drunkard, but all to no avail. Miss De Havilland is exceedingly difficult to disillusion...
Professor Dawes and his associates attempt to maintain close contact with their students; this is accomplished to a degree which is impossible in large engineering schools where a more standardized training is offered. That these policies are effective is evidenced by the fact that even during the lean years of the depression the graduates of the department of Electrical Engineering had no difficulty in finding satisfactory positions after graduation...
...Yale even beat Harvard 6-3. This was not only the first time that Yale had beaten Harvard since 1907, it was the first time that they had even scored a touchdown. Eddie Casey did his best when he ran 72 yards, but a penalty nullified his attempt...
...beat Harvard 12-7 and 14-0. In 1928 Harvard came into its own after five barren years. Dave Guarnaccia and Art French collaborated on laterals that made Yale dizzy. In the 1929 game Albie Booth pulled his amazing disrobing act as he ran onto the field in an attempt to boot a field goal, which attempt was smothered by Jim Douglas. Eddie Mays, Charlie Devens, and a Sophomore named Barry Wood combined to give Harvard a score of 10 which was good enough to beat the six points that Yale obtained on the end of a Booth pass...
...attempt to remedy the defeats of last year's "Constitutional Convention," the discussion will be confined to one evening and one specific measure, it was announced last night...