Word: endeavored
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...that, on the one hand, it lacks the experience which will be certain to come in a few years; and that, on the other hand, this is a critical period, deserving of great forbearance from the members. If for a few years members as well as officers and superintendent endeavor to make the Co-operative a success, it will gain a solid footing, and be a great and lasting benefit to the University...
...catching especially - are what will give our team their great superiority. The management is very active in promoting improvement in this part of the play, and, with a generous number of candidates, their success seems already insured. Next year, however, they will meet many powerful opponents who will endeavor in every way to wrest our present advantage from us. Let it not be said that, from lack of material or interest, Harvard has suffered this department of her athletics to lose the high position it has already attained...
...striker out' is transformed into the 'non-server,' and the 'server' into the 'striker;' sometimes they are called 'hand-in' and 'hand-out,' when tennis scoring is employed, as is now universally the case. It is too much to hope that the rising generation will take a hint, and endeavor to call things (especially lawn tennis) by their correct names." The players of lawn tennis in college should take the hint so freely offered and put to shame the bitter pessimism of that last sentence...
...danger is that, after the novelty of the first week's work in the gymnasium has worn off, the interest among the candidates will begin to flag, and that through this neglect the winter's practice will be well nigh useless. To prevent this the management must use every endeavor, and from the interest taken in sports generally by '86 it seems likely that such endeavors would bring about the wished-for result...
...characteristic of the energetic management and the disposition to oblige, that the Co-operative Society has always shown that in response to suggestions made a few days ago, its managers will endeavor to obtain reduced rates from some one of the through Western and of the New York city lines for members of the society who choose to take advantage of the offer. It is not yet known whether the desired rebates can be obtained, but every effort will be made to secure them. If on account of the short time left for making arrangements no reductions can be obtained...