Word: effort
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...suggestion that an effort should be made to provide the College with a song of real merit is timely. Past attempts in this direction have been anything but successful, largely because the men best fitted to write such songs have not bestirred themselves. There are several undergraduates who can write verse well enough to turn out something comparatively permanent. It is to be hoped that they will do what they can for such a deserving cause...
...regulations an inventory of the contents of the Trophy Room has been made and many of the pictures will be taken out to give place to others which deserve a place there, The records of all the teams have been looked up and indexed and upon this basis an effort to make a complete collection of photographs will be made. Along two sides of the room glass cases are to be built into the wall to hold the challenge cups either permanently or temporarily in charge of Harvard teams, as well as other trophies won outright. This collection...
...them. The executive committee will be in position to take advantage of such suggestions and information. It will be in touch with graduates and undergraduates, coaches and players, and its familiarity with past experience and present necessities will make it an effective agency in bringing about the unity of effort now lacking...
...supervision we do not mean interference. Graduates can assist without causing friction. The present plan is then a welcome one. Harvard, owing to peculiar conditions needs organizing more than any other college, and she may well be grateful to those who are making this earnest effort to provide the machinery...
...chief difficulty would be to obtain a suitable hall. None could be found of course, to answer the purpose as well as a University Club, but lacking that, some other accommodations might be obtained. At all events the effort would be well worth while, for such concerts would not only be thoroughly acceptable to the college, but would also provide a much needed incentive for the clubs...