Hall Calls Law Marks At Yale Not Accurate

Yale Law School's new marking system does not seem fitted to eliminate stiff grade competition and endangers accuracy, Livingston Hall, vice-Dean of the Law School, said yesterday.

The new Yale system uses marks ranging from three for excellent to zero for failure. It purports to discourage pure grinds, while increasing participation in extracurricula activities. The Law School here has the widely-used one to 100 grading basis.

Hall stated that the Yale system does not provide an accurate distinction between students at the top or bottom of a grade level, since everyone receiving "good" would presumably be equal. "We have enough participation in extra curricula activities now," he added, "and do not envisage a change in our present marking system."