Word: strives
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...casting its lot with the national body, for better or for worse, the Harvard chapter must strive also to see that it is "better" which wins. The Gottlieb "condemn Russia" amendment, already adopted by the local chapter, is to be voted on through a national referendum in the coming fortnight. The H.S.U. should do all it can to convince the general membership to approve the amendment, and thereby rebuke the pro-Soviet Convention. Only thus can the American Student Union erase from the public mind an impression which has done much to destroy the value of the organization...
...given moment, the number one tune is what most people consider perfection. All of the bands today spend their time giving different renditions of the wanings and waxings of the claimants to perfection. Since we feel that we can't achieve this perfection and achieve anything lasting, we strive to achieve its opposite--"imperfection" and play strictly original things that must be judged on their own merits. Imperfection is the only relief to perfection, and that is how we have remained popular and yet managed to play what we feel is great jazz...
...This failure almost certainly exists; yet the trend in the colleges toward "orientation" courses for the Freshman and Sophomore years tends to preserve and aggravate the insufficiency of the schools rather than to remedy it. If, instead of taking over the task of the high schools, the colleges should strive to promote in them greater adequacy and efficiency, a far better situation would be in the making. One might even be justified in looking forward to the day when high school graduates will be really prepared either to take their places in the world of educated men and women...
Gardnerite Bernie Kelley will strive against Harvard divers for the third time. Two years ago he defeated Rusty Greenhood, but lost last year, while at the same time defeating Chet Sagenkahn. Tonight he faces George Dana and Sagenkahn, both of whom should tally between 100 and 110 points which may or may not be enough to top Kelley, who recently scored only 78 points in a meet against a Roxbury boys' club...
...compatible with American "neutrality" to supply arms to one of the belligerents only you at least should try to be impartial and strive after truth...