Word: endeavored
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...accomplish the purpose of the society, meetings shall be held from time to time, at which the most capable speakers available will interpret advanced thought on the subject, and endeavor to answer questions...
First, every man should conscientiously endeavor to fit himself in the best possible manner for citizenship, of which an important part is the ability to be a good soldier. Hence a thorough knowledge and understanding of military matters...
...scored across the Hun goal line has come to pass, but not without bringing pangs of regret to the hearts of its numberless adherents. The effort to keep the game alive during the war was manifest last season by the trial of the "informal system." Again this year an endeavor has been made to arrange games between representative teams of the large colleges...
...spite of rough water and a stiff wind the two-mile course was covered in 12 minutes 45 seconds. No special endeavor, however, was made for good time...
...case great; in a country possessing no machinery for its accomplishment it is of tremendous difficulty. There have been many mistakes in the war's prosecution, and perhaps not a few of them have been due to partisan causes. But the bulk of the testimony points to an honest endeavor at a fair administration. Appointments of men of the opposite party may be a spectacular appeal to the electorate. Fairmindedness, however, demands recognition for a policy which lays partisanship aside and which substitutes a real consideration for the needs and obligations of the time. Let us hope that the appointment...