Word: efforts
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...keen competition for his services, he may be pardoned for developing an exalted idea of his importance. When a coach of a small college team is quoted as bragging that the eleven cost him so many thousand dollars, the previous season, what is the inference? A definite, combined effort to end this situation on the part of seats of learning which value their own self-respect and bear at the same time some regard for the mental and moral status of boys whom they receive as students, would be attended by immediate results. An association of institutions solemnly joined...
...effort is being made among alumni of the University to secure sufficient funds to purchase the painting of Professor Royce, Professor James, and Professor Palmer, known as "Three Harvard Philosophers." The portrait is the work of Mr. Winifred Rieber, of Berkeley, California, and in the event of its being acquired by the University will probably be hung in the Widner Library...
...effort is being made by the Widener Library to from a "Harvard University Collection" of everything that illustrates in any way the current life of the University. Officers of societies, papers, and class officers are asked to send copies of programs, posters, tickets, bills of fare at society or class dinners, circulars, pamphlets, photographs, clippings, badges and medals or anything that bears upon present or past student life to the College Library...
...benefit of those followers of the team who have had to stay at home the CRIMSON has arranged a score-board in the Union. No effort has been spared to make it a success; and a special wire will tick the plays off at intervals of thirty seconds. The enthusiasm and interest is not confined to New Jersey...
...Mark's and the Central High School of Springfield are practically tied for first place; and throughout honors are about evenly divided between the two kinds of schools. The Springfield school has been awarded the Phi Beta Kappa trophy; but others, notably St. Mark's are very close, and effort will have to be made to retain it. It is highly desirable that schools which have made a good showing should conscientiously "go out" to win the trophy next year. In this way, only, it will serve its purpose, and create interscholastic competition in scholarship...