Word: triumphantly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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After a prolonged session of bubbling and boiling, Princeton has emerged with academic freedom triumphant. In the words of the Daily Princetonian: "Never in all its cultural history has Princeton taken such an intellectual step forward." The change consists in the reduction of Junior and Senior requirements by one course, and the substitution of individual work, under the guidance of a preceptor, to be checked by comprehensive examinations on the major field of study. At the same time, provision is made to divide the regular courses between the special field and other departments. President Hibben has given voice...
Benito Mussolini, all-powerful, continues his triumphant reforms in devastating succession...
...prophesied the World War, the tall of eight great kings, and the Revolution. . . . You may believe this or not. But one thing is certain: the East has never lived so clearly before modern eyes. The book, once opened, cannot be closed. It has caught and held and given triumphant expression to that power that, even today, can compel the spirit of man to "ride in triumph through Persepolis...
...these are instances of the tragedy of pity. There are very few modern plays wherein there is a sort of triumphant beauty even in defeat, as in the old schools of high tragedy...
...court-room in Salem over eighty years ago the prosecuting attorney, Daniel Webster, pronounced what led to death on the men being tried for the murder of Captain White. His magnetic eloquence always effective, in this case left a profound impression on the minds of his contemporaries in the triumphant climax, "There is no refuge from confession save in suicide and suicide in confession...