Word: effort
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...whether the new recitation building is to be erected on a site such as to practically destroy the "fence" or no?" The money for the new hall was given by an unknown donor with the express provision that it be situated on the corner by the "fence." Every effort is being made to secure a change in the conditions. A large mass meeting of the students was recently held at which resolutions were unanimously adopted protesting against the proposed plans, and a committee composed of undergraduates from the different classes were appointed to obtain the views of the alumni upon...
...expression and the lightness of touch manifested in this sketch give a peculiarly charming effect. The writer has caught the happy spirit without the ridiculousness of Boswell, whose strange acts at the Shakespeare jubilee of 1769 are incidentally described. Mr. Herrick's story, "Optimaet Pessima" is a powerful effort. A vagueness of meaning seems at first to characterize the piece, but the uncertainty disappears as the story advances. The real strength is discovered upon a second reading. There is a delicacy of analysis which shows careful thought. There is a touch of morbidness in the story, but as it belongs...
...world and that looks beyond earth for some sign of hope, and in the resignation of that other soul that finds in every triumph and defeat the fulfilment of its own destiny. The thought is, perhaps, somewhat too deeply hidden by the words, but we do not begrudge the effort to unravel it. Mr. Bates's poem "The Sleeper," develops an original idea. The metre chimes well with the sentiment of the tale; the lines convey the folly and the utter hopelessness of the magicians wish to stop the progress of time. The number closes with the charming...
...other more than to win their first game, and this we sincerely hope will be done. Brilliant individual playing cannot hold out in the long run against steady team work, and it is to make every man understand thoroughly what team play means that games have been arranged. Every effort should be made to start out with a clear record of victories, in order that the result of the final game may be equally gratifying, and that '91 may feel proud of her achievements...
...date set for the Glee Club concert for the benefit of the navy. The concert will be given in Chickering Hall, New York, and the Glee and Banjo Clubs are making an especial effort to present an attractive programme...