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Word: endeavors (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...nine cases out of ten, they will finally come for good. Moreover, the boy who has passed a partial examination will go back to his school with his loyalty to Princeton increased an hundred-fold. He will feel that he is already a member of the college, and will endeavor the more to bring his friends here...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DIVIDED EXAMINATIONS. | 6/18/1884 | See Source »

...hoped that the new stroke oarsman will find little difficulty in again acquiring the old Harvard stroke, after rowing a different one for two months. All accounts from Yale seem to indicate that the New Haven crew is an unusually good one and that it is making every possible endeavor not to be shown four miles of rudder this year. In three weeks our crew leaves for New London, so that many days are left for those who wish to see the crew row before its departure. It should be of interest to all to watch the progress the crew...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 5/29/1884 | See Source »

...Brown game on Friday last, a member of the Brown nine made himself particularly conspicuous on account of his very loud talk, endeavoring evidently to rattle the opposing nine. Some excuse was given at the time, that perhaps the gentleman was excited, or perhaps even "rattled," but we see no reason why in a game between the freshman nines of the same two colleges, this same university played should endeavor to coach the freshman nine. There is no rule prohibiting such action, but we think it shows decidedly bad taste...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 5/28/1884 | See Source »

...heartily tired of replying to the puerile attacks the Yale Courant has seen fit to make upon us in its endeavor to prove certain "facts" that we have already commented on in regard to the freshman game. If that sheet would only resume the reasonable tone it used to show occasionally some time ago, and would use a little good sense, or better, a little common fairness when dealing with Harvard, we should be most happy to refer to it. But so long as it descends to such impertinence as its past issue exhibits, its remarks can only be treated...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 5/21/1884 | See Source »

...support of every member of the university than the Pierian. Their concerts are always interesting and of a high degree of merit, and now that so favorable an opportunity to aid the society has been presented, we earnestly hope that everyone who can attend the concert will endeavor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 5/6/1884 | See Source »

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