Word: objectionable
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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In regard to the former, the only group affected would be the absolute prohibitionists. Certainly real temperance opinion cannot be concerned with the inclusion of beer of low alcoholic content on the menus of student dining halls. That the privilege need be abused is an assumption, after all, largely gratuitous...
The second objection is, on the whole, more respectable. Should Cambridge do the expected and repeat its ordinance, dispensing beer would still necessitate a license, and there might be fears that the innovation would not justify itself financially. But in the past the authorities were able to cope with both...
Though there is a sizeable body of the Law School faculty who favor the institution of this course, there is an even larger group who would rather stand pat. Some of them believe that the students themselves really do not want it; some that the difficulties of administration are too...
Scrip Out. One of Secretary Woodin's first major decisions was to abandon the idea of scrip as a medium of exchange. Prime objection was that such a substitute currency would not circulate everywhere at par. Declared the Secretary: "Where would we be if we had I. O. U...
Commonest objection to legalizing pari-mutuel betting on horse races: it might pave the way for gambling on dog races, slot-machines, lotteries. New York State tried to evade this difficulty in 1913 by legalizing "oral" but not pari-mutuel betting. "Oral" bets (i. e., bets handled by bookmakers), where...