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Word: attempting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...TIME applauds Student Krisel's attempt but prefers Franklin Roosevelt's own plans of his Hyde Park "dream house." Some objections to the Krisel plan: the kitchen is too narrow, the pantry at the wrong end, windows badly spaced, partitions awkwardly arranged; and there is no way into the farther bedroom except through the nearer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 14, 1938 | 11/14/1938 | See Source »

Ggranville Hicks '23, James Whitehead '40, and John Wallen '40, will uphold the affirmative for Adams of the subject, "Resolved. That literature is most valuable as a reflection or criticism of the society in which it arises, or as an attempt to improve that society." The Leverett speakers are Theodore Morrison '23, Irving Michelman '39, and J. David Justice...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Adams and Leverett Clash In 3rd Inter-House Debate | 11/10/1938 | See Source »

...Deacons will attempt to reverse last year's decisions against the Elis, which saw Kirkland go down to a 14-0 defeat to Vanderbilt. On the basis of reports from Yale, and on the Deacons' performances this fall, the contest should be an even...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Berkley, Yale Grid Champion Meets Kirkland Here Tomorrow | 11/10/1938 | See Source »

Rare chords of an ancient 1700 Stradivarius and a Guarnerius met an electric test of science yesterday in the laboratory of Frederick A. Saunders, professor of Physics, in an attempt to discover whether modern technique can surpass the art of the famous Italian masters...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HEIFETZ PLAYS FOR SCIENCE AS ANALYSER SPLITS SOUND | 11/8/1938 | See Source »

...thing has become clear in this struggle," Landis stated, "and that is the inadequacy the cheapness, the hypocrisy of our present city government How far the efforts of those in power will go tomorrow in a desperate attempt to perpetuate that system, no one can guess. Men, who have already defied the law, may well go to extremes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LANDIS CALLS PLAN E OPPONENTS DESPERATE | 11/8/1938 | See Source »

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