Word: avail
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Search in the past for a source for the motto used on the Harvard seal has been without avail. But according to a paper recently read before the Colonial Society in Boston there are two incidents which might have inspired Harvard men to adopt the phrase "Christo et Ecclesiae." The first possible influence came from a Dutch academy, the University of Franeker established in 1585. Here, during the first half century of its existence, the words "Christo et Ecclesia" were used at its dedication, in its first law of government, as its coat-of-arms, in an indictment...
...should like to avail myself of your columns for a few remarks on the new sheet, The Aristocrat. First of all let me suggest a more fitting motto: There is no god but classicism and Irving Babbitt is its prophet. For the editors might at least have been gracious enough to acknowledge those statements more obviously taken over from Professor Babbitt's writings and lectures...
...past members of the University are urged to avail themselves of the privileges of the Union while in Cambridge, with the view of making the Union, as far as possible, the headquarters of graduates when in Cambridge. These graduates may apply at the Graduate Manager's office for a guest card; but in case their use of the clubhouse is to exceed three weeks, they must take out non-resident memberships...
...There will be at least twelve Freshman coxswains needed this spring and at present but nine have reported. Any Freshman under 130 pounds, who wants to avail himself of the opportunity to meet intimately and pleasantly over one hundred of his classmates; to take part in and help along a class activity; to have the fun of entering one of the eleven outside contests provided; and to compete in the wherry race for manager and coxswain candidates, will do well to report at once at the Weld boathouse...
...support of the opinion that Germany has her eyes on Russia is that fact the armistice, an army of 2000,000 German soldiers marched over into the Baltic States of Russia. The Allies sent a request that it come out but to no avail; the army has not come out. Some of the officers have been leading the Russian attacks against Poland, and the soldiers have scattered and settled down throughout the Baltic provinces. Thus have the Germans maintained a policy of interpenetrability of Russia...