Word: endeavoring
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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During the past two terms, there has been a general endeavor throughout the college to draw those men who come from the same States or sections of the country closer together in their relations with one another by the formation of undergraduate clubs, which, while they serve as a social bond of union between the men in college, also stand ready to lend any assistance or give any advice in their power to men who expect to enter Princeton from the districts which they represent...
...Whereas, We are in entire accord with the Board of Overseers and the Faculty in their endeavor to correct any abuses that may have arisen in connection with athletic contests...
...course in French and German will begin July 6th and close August 17. Besides the daily recitations there will be evening readings and translations. A special endeavor will be made to furnish an opportunity for those who wish to prepare for the admission examinations in modern languages...
...will compete in the mile run and putting the shot. Mr. J. C. Lee, who is at present the holder of the world's championship at high kicking, will try to break his record of 9 ft. 8 in. Samuel Crook, the famous jumper of Williams College, will endeavor to break the world's record in the broad jump...
...improvement is mainly due to the men who have worked so faithfully on the paper through most of their college course and who have just left us. Fulsome praise is ever out of place and sounds conimonplace. But imitation is the sincerest flattery and it shall be the earnest endeavor of the present board to keep the paper up to the standard set by our predecessors. The pleasant memory they have left with us will go far towards had ping us to shoulder the responsibility and to work with zeal for the welfare of the paper...