Word: effort
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...when he recovers from an injury received from the fall of a horse. The plan to be followed this year will be practically the same as was so successfully carried out last year. Only the most promising Freshmen will be retained after the Freshman squad begins work. A determined effort has been made to bring out the best ability of the University and it has been successful in point of numbers and quality of material to be tried. The coaches have spent all their time on the new candidates in order to cut down the squad of inexperienced players...
...cheering enough." True, but that cheering did not come at the right time. When the chances of the Harvard nine seemed to improve through the errors of the visiting team, the applause was of the loudest, but when the home nine were demoralized there was not the slightest effort to help them. We should be sorry to see a repetition of this on Thursday...
With Mr. Hooper's resignation from the treasureship, Harvard loses the services of a graduate who for many years has contributed all that disinterested effort and business capacity could to her interests. At the beginning of his term of service he held for several years the position of bursar here in Cambridge, and, resigning, was not long after appointed to the position he has now relinquished. The treasurership, which entails the entire management of the capital and income of the University, requires both close application and rare executive qualities. With a lack of either of these qualifications in its treasurer...
GRADUATES COMPANY.- Very important meeting and drill this afternoon at 4.45. Every man enrolled should make a special effort to be present. Meet promptly in rear of the Gymnasium...
...annual spring concert of the Pierian, announced for this evening, promises rather better than those of previous years. Not only has there been a great deal of conscious effort of late by the members as individuals, but the acquisition of Mr. Loeffler of the Boston Symphony Orchestra as a permanent coach, has done much to raise both individual and orchestral standards. Accordingly a creditable performance is expected...