Word: admitting
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...dentist's drill. Ragging in debate, blunt to the point of rudeness, honest to the point of indiscretion, he holds his leadership by sheer intellectual prestige. He is a powerful check on any ill-advised experiment; in fact, his more liberal colleagues would be the first to admit that, while fighting them, he has often made their badly drawn legislation make sense...
Upon reading this morning's editorial page, I noticed a curious thing, which I must admit has me quite thoroughly battled...
Defenders of the present schedule fear that an extra half hour of sleep would induce an era of lethargy and decadence, but their practical objections are slight. Latecomers would not interfere with preparations for lunch if they regularly ate at specified tables. Dining hall authorities admit that later breakfast would add little to expense, since "the girls have to work eight hours anyway." Even a late menu of coffee and toast would save money for students who now breakfast in the Square...
That is not good enough. Both the Administration and people in charge of the Center admit that the present setup is inadequate to serve properly its 20 percent of the College. The Center is too small to handle even its present membership, and its facilities are not nearly so good as those enjoyed by the other 80 percent. The available space cannot be increased; the Center has already taken down every wall it can. With the Center running into a deficit each year--members contribute only a five dollar fee--its managers cannot afford to increase or renovate facilities...
...first plan argue that its cost may be high, and that, once the center went into operation, commuting students would be permanently shut off from the rest of the College. All the advantages of contact with residents, professors, and tutors would be lost. Yet the second proposal, its proponents admit, would be met coldly by house-masters already complaining about overcrowding. Moreover, commuters, who must go home every night, might not fit easily into House activity schedules, geared for resident students...