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GRADE INFLATION
THE MAIL
To the Editors of The Crimson:
In your editorial of March 23 on Nat. Sci. 36, you said that the grading system of Professors Gould and Lewontin was "certainly fairer to the student" than my reproach to the tutors in Government 98 last Fall for having given out 51% A's and A-'s in 1974-75.
Would you please explain the reasoning that led you to this judgment?
While you're about it, would you say whether you think a condition of grade inflation exists at Harvard, and if so, what you think should be done to remedy it? Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr. '53 Professor of Government
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