Word: attempts
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...novels than trace historical tendencies or spend their afternoon in a laboratory in other words, the larger part of the men who are concentrating in English a chance to browse is practically synonymous with a chance to loaf. But for the "constraining effect of divisional examinations" they would never attempt what little reading they do, and English, as a field of concentration would be of even less benefit than...
...assumption that knowledge of English literature is to be attained only through a survey of each period in its historical development, and through a study of all representative men whether great artists or not. A knowledge of this kind is surely desirable. The general examinations deserve commendation for their attempt to coordinate scattered courses and to clarify for each student the sequence of literary events; but I believe that they have obscured other and more vital aspects of the study of English literature, that their emphasis has tended to place much too high a premium on literary history...
...literature and of these new examinations which extend its power to so great a degree. They cannot sincerely believe that the passing of such examinations represents a worthy achievement; they will be unwilling to expend their energies in helping students to succeed in them; and they will refuse to attempt teaching where their chances of effective personal work are so small...
...This Woman Business" is good farce, rarely overacted, and better than "The Ghost Train". The first act, a medley of devices for stalling for time, is ideally suited to the risibilities of any audience, including the Elizabethan. Harvard men will be interested in an attempt to put on the stage in musical comedy plot two characters of embarrassing resemblance to prominent members of the English Department...
President Coolidge's speech on finance received even more attention from the press yesterday than is usually accorded the rare statements of the Chief Executive, because of the unwonted public criticism of naval expenditure. As was to be expected, the President denied any attempt at competitive construction, and said that the $750,000,000 he will ask from Congress for naval armament "considers our requirements alone." But admittedly these requirements are necessitated by the failure of the Geneva Arms Conference last summer, and the end required is that American warship building parallel the intensive program now being pursued in England...