Word: endeavor
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Every possible endeavor will be put forth this spring at Princeton to retain the lacrosse championship, which she succeeded in winning from Harvard last spring, after a very close game. Although six members of last year's team graduated last year and have not as yet returned to college, nevertheless Princeton's outlook is very favorable, unless Harvard develops an exception ally strong team. By the graduation of Hodge, Church, Blackwell, Talcott, Nicholson and Bliss, two places on the attack, two on the defence, and goal and coverpoint are left open. The men have been practicing all fail and winter...
...Jones-158 pounds. Rowed in place of Dewey, 155 pounds, who was absent. His rowing is loose. He should endeavor to sit up and keep his shoulders back. He makes too much work...
...mostly from residents of New York city. There seems to be but little fear now lest enough money can be raised for the purpose, but it is not at all sure that the concession of the site can be obtained from the Greek government. French scholars are making every endeavor to obtain the concession of the site, and it will be a great triumph for American archaeologists if the privilege of making the research in the ancient ruins of so famous a temple is given to them...
...Cornell university crew will endeavor to use the stroke taught by Cook of Yale...
...Dartmouth Literary Monthly, by aid of the alumni, proposes to give a free lecture course this winter, in which the speakers shall all be alumni of the college, and the lectures entirely free. They will endeavor to have a speaker for each of the professions. The following have already been selected: Charles R. Miller; '72; editor-in chief of the New York Times; George E. Marden, '61, of Lowell, and Rev. Luther T. Townsend, professor of theology in Boston University...