Word: waited
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...while, the people of the world and especially of the United States wait with intense interest to see what the outcome of the trial will be. The two young murderers, both of whom are described as "intellectually brilliant" come from extremely wealthy families. They await the findings of the court confident that they will be cleared, or at least let off with mild sentences. One of them is said to be "cocky"--sneeringly content that his punishment will be side-stepped. Unfortunately, he has some foundation in past history for his confidence...
...tomb has revealed a civilization as rich as ours in every way but one?medicine. Since then we have divorced religion from the cure of the sick, although some people still think they can pray to God to make them well and then fold their hands and wait to be cured...
Then comer the story of the ascent of the East glacier, culminating in the reaching of the Northeastern ridge, and the failure of the expedition due to storms, and the giving out of the oxygen tanks. The end is the assertion of Bruce--the leader of the party "you wait till 1924!" It will be interesting to hear of this second expedition, and to know whether the king of mountains shall be conquered. Meanwhile the story of the first attempt is full of strangeness and adventure
...excitement as to the proper costumes for such an occasion'. Dress suits have been suggested, but knee pants and swords have met with even more favor. And no one has thought to, mention beards and bombs. The civilization of the Soviet has been completed by allowing it to wait at the bedside of a king...
...close dependence of colleges on public opinion in matters of policy and finance can hardly be avoided, but to offset these disadvantages all that would seem to be necessary is the development of a tradition of bold analysis and liberalism. Nor is it necessary to wait for such a tradition to arise slowly. Discussion, unbiased and unprejudiced, should be able to construct a habit of liberalism in a comparatively short time...