Word: effort
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...faculty at Cornell are making an effort to forbid any university team entering a contest outside of Ithaca...
...together with many alumni of both universities, were entertained by several Yale graduates, Saturday night, in New York. The dinner was given as a compliment to Mr. Henry L. Higginson, who entertained the Harvard and Yale teams last year. It proved to be such an enjoyable affair that an effort will be made to establish the custom of holding annual dinners...
Each age has built in but one style of architecture, and this style has represented the union in earnest effort of heart, head and hand. It is because of the untiring energy with which the masters of these former ages have striven to incarnate the ideas of their epochs in their works, that their results have been so perfect and so lasting...
...corresponding increase in the number of candidates. His expectations, natural and reasonable as they are, have not been fulfilled at all. Not only has there been no increase, but there has been an alarming decrease. Of all the classes now in college, ninety-seven has made the feeblest initial effort to produce a nine. Of course the matter rests entirely with the class. There is no compulsion in the matter. If they are willing to have their record the poorest in many years, if they wish to incur the reputation of being spiritless, they have full power...
...LINDER, Sec.CHESS CLUB.- There will be a meeting of the Chess and Whist Club this evening at 7.30, in D. U. Hall. As arrangements for the annual whist tournament are to be made at this meeting, it is important that every member should make a special effort to be present...