Word: endeavors
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...indifference of the instructor in elocution, the interest in the club was allowed to die out owing to the rarity of the meetings," - thus kindly offering to the reader a choice between the two alleged causes of death. Mention is made of the "good work and conscientious endeavor" of the club in the past, and "its old position of usefulness and popularity," - by which we are led to believe that the writer either is a freshman who has just been elected into the defunt society by unprincipled upper-classmen, or is otherwise ignorant of the history of the organization...
...Shakespeare Club was a misguided though originally sincere endeavor - to combine the work done in English II under our master of English literature, Professor Child, with a weak attempt at "acting" - not "dramatic expression" - by youths who knew nothing of the principles of the art which they thought they were studying. In other words, the work of which the Shakespeare Club made a signal failure, will continue to be done conscientiously and thoroughly in English II, and in elocution under the direction of the instructor. Any attempt to revive so useless a society - one which brought such disgrace upon...
...prestige of the Shakespere Club won by good work and conscientious endeavor in the past cannot but occasion regret at its present supineness. There are many reasons why the Shakspere Club should not be allowed to become extinct, as it threatens to become if immediate steps are not taken to revive it, and restore it to its old position of usefulness and popularity. Last year, owing to the indifference of the of the instructor in elocution, the interest taken in the club was allowed to die out owing to the rarity of the meetings and the club itself became practically...
...largest and most respected university in America should offer to its seven hundred boarders potatoes, of which two out of every three are bad? In sober earnest, we think the proper authorities should look into the matter at once, if for no other reason than personal pride, and endeavor to furnish reasonably edible potatoes. They should know, if they do not already, that so long as the waiting list is as large as it is at present, just so long will there be nothing to urge the steward to give us too good food. We earnestly urge them to attend...
...Archarnians" on the stage, merely lies dormant here, to awake at some future date refreshed and invigorated for its long rest, and shine with greater lustre than ever before. Meanwhile the students of the University of Pennsylvania have our best wishes for a complete success of their endeavor...