Word: attempt
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...number of the graduate classes having wished to make some permanent gift to the University, it has been suggested that the gifts take the form of a memorial fence around the Yard. Before any attempt is made towards erecting such a fence, sufficient money will have to be subscribed to build it from the old Johnston gate, opposite the Unitarian Chuch, to the Meyer gate...
...language and all the points of form, and their arguments fitted well together and developed more smoothly than those of the Princeton speakers. Bruce began rebuttal work in his first speech, the second on the Harvard side, whereas the first two Princeton speeches were entirely set and made no attempt to meet the affirmative's arguments. The Harvard stand was that the conditions justified interference, that England had the right to interfere and that her methods of interference were justifiable. But Princeton showed conclusively from the blue-books that the conditions which were attached to the franchise offered the Uitlanders...
...poetry, "To Agnes," by Leopold Roberts 1L., is a very pretty sonnet, while "Septenary" and "November" contributed anonymously are representative undergraduate verses. "I Saw Thee Sleeping," by "H. W. B.", is a fair attempt at lyrical poetry. The editorials are concise and timely...
...which the final decision may be reached. Should there be doubt in the mind of any Judge as to the purport and intent of these instructions, the Association suggests that the Judges meet just before the debate with a representative of each college, and that in this conference an attempt be made to resolve any difficulty connected with the interpretation of these instructions. Respectfully submitted, RAYNAL C. BOLLING...
...article on "The Scope of Sir Henry Irving's Work," by Stanton Elliot '00, is a brief but very interesting sketch of Irving's career. There is no attempt at a deliberate analysis or criticism of the actor's art, but Irving's abilities and limitations are indicated with the clearness and fulness necessary to an understanding of his success and achievements...