UPS AND DOWNS

To the Editors of The Crimson:

The Crimson of Saturday, February 14, carried a story by Mark Stegall about unexpected increases in enrollment in certain courses. When Mr. Stegall called me, he originally asked about Psychology and Social Relations 1360 (Individual and Social Change), in which over 100 students showed up last week compared to an enrollment of under 30 in 1974, the last time I taught the course. In the course of our conversation I volunteered the information that, by contrast, the other course in which I am involved this term (Soc. Sci. 15b), shows a drop in enrollment. The Crimson story proceeds to feature the drop in Soc. Sci. 15b without even mentioning the increase in P&SR 1360. I don't know what conclusions one can draw from these enrollment patterns, but any conclusion that fails to take both of these facts into account is bound to be invalid. Herbert C. Kelman   Richard Clarke Cabot Professor   of Social Ethics