Word: drawbacks
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...only drawback to Editor Keyser's big joke was that the subjects of his phony stories failed to see it. Democrat Mike Birmingham promptly sued Republican Keyser-a longtime critic of his administration-for $1,000,000 damages. A second suit (for $500,000) was filed by Chairman of the County Property Review Board Christian H. Kahl, whom Keyser had playfully reported to be "hiding out in the sand dunes near Ocean City." County State's Attorney Frank H. Newell has summoned a grand jury to consider criminal proceedings against the editor. Last week, as other victims...
...practical difficulties in easing the rules are not insurmountable. The chief drawback would be that a freshman unsure of his major would not know if his advanced placement credit entitled him to escape a general education course. But while allowing the advanced placement freshman to skip a general education course the University can require another course in the same area. A freshman would then be advised that he can satisfy his general education requirement in his advanced placement field either by a lower or upper level general education course or by any departmental course in that area. The student with...
...most serious drawback in the outlined operation is the monopoly, or group of monopolies that would be created. Gregory B. Stone '58, undergraduate president, has made it clear that the Agency does not expect the University to issue solicitation permits to two competing typewriter agents, or refrigerator renters. He argues that the market is not big enough for two dealers in this sort of field, and expects the University to favor the Organization...
...method, which is being studied further at New York Hospital, the University of Miami and other research centers, could stretch existing supplies many times (the Public Health Service reports 85 million cc. will be available by Jan. 1). Drawback: though long practiced by allergists, the intracutaneous technique is difficult, not well known to many U.S. G.P.s...
...outside Ohio, has been called the best coed college in the nation. Each spring, talent scouts from top graduate schools show up to recruit leading seniors. Says Stevenson: "If Oberlin recommends them, they get off to a fine start." Still, Oberlin's high standards have one built-in drawback: the students sometimes become smugly complacent about their intellectual superiority. Cracks one Ohio Wesleyan vice president: "Oberlin gets the valedictorians. I'll settle for the next two or three in the class...