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No wonder, then, that colleges are looking forward to some help in evaluating the writing skills of freshmen before they arrive on campus. The College Entrance Examination Board (C.E.E.B.) has decided to add to its college-admissions testing program next fall a short-answer test of standard English. In experimental...
The quality of the school's courses is considered just as good as anything offered in the College. The school has attracted a plethora of Harvard's brighter lights over the years, and most instructors teach straight from their notes for courses they give in other departments. Grading standards are...
"Obviously there is abuse in the grading system," Sherlock said. "Students choose courses to a certain extent on the basis of grades they can get in them. Unfortunately, the proposal gives no understanding of what went into each grade and how hard a student works to get it."
I am waiting patiently for the Crimson to take a view of the grading situation at Harvard which will help promote a return to higher and more uniform standards. Only so will "free competition" produce a fair result. Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr. '53 professor of Government
But he added it may be because of an erroneous perception of the Government Department's grading policies. Harvey C. Mansfield Jr. '53, chairman of the department, made several statements about the need to fight grade inflation, and anyone going to law school is likely to think twice about majoring...