Word: endeavoring
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Over burgundy and brandy at Boston's Parker House in May 1857, there occurred a rare fusion of good minds and venturesome money. In ten hours at table, eight Bostonians agreed to start a magazine "devoted to literature, art and politics" that would "endeavor to be the exponent of what its conductors believe to be the American idea." Thus was born the Atlantic Monthly, whose first issue, edited by Poet James Russell Lowell, appeared 100 years ago this week. Eight editors, 1,200 issues and some 100 million words later, the Atlantic is the second oldest magazine of ideas...
...policy does not apply to emergency conditions. It is our policy and our earnest endeavor that no one in dental pain shall be turned away. We save time between our filling appointments so that we shall always be able to take care of emergencies. We also give high priority to the restorative programs which grow out of an emergency situation, such as root canal treatment after an acute abcess. In this way we handle a great many major dental problems: the urgent ones. James M. Dunning, D.D.S., Director, Dental Health Service...
...almost five out of every six need dental care. While this may be attributable to the average Harvardman's disdain for the physical, a genteel Bohemianism, or perhaps even to actual cowardliness, the important thing is that something be done to restore a physical basis for Harvard's mental endeavor. As of yet, the University has not adequately met the dental problem...
...passed on to more philosophical subjects. "I'm not one of these guys who say any consciousness of cost in an artistic endeavor is vulgar. Efficiency applies to art as well as anything else...
...children; on the other side are CCA-endorsed candidates, who are pledged to a generally weak platform, who are not all candidates of the highest caliber, and who are subject to little force that will make them keep to their platform pledges. If the CCA would make a strong endeavor to find highly educated administrators to run for city council or school committee, and provide these men with a strong platform which they are bound to follow, the CCA would be the salvation of Cambridge...