Show Grading system needs examination Monday's deoinion by the Faculty Senate is an example academicians who have while rtnip of standards set in motion a academic to improve trying propsaI that could damage students for a very Iont time On the surface the proposal seems harmless enough More information providing a clearer view of a student's academic record appears to be a stood idea The plan is to put class jn’ade-poin- t averates on student transcripts This would enable anyone viewing the ts to establish a student's relative standing in relation to the class Thus if a student received an "A” in a class and the average rade for the class was 23 that rade for the inof a tran-vrip- dividual would limit very good The reverse is also possible a "B” or "C” could lie made to appear inferior when compared with the class average The question that immediatlv arises is should a student s standing within the class be tabulated and publicized The I'lah Statesman believes this proposal is a bad idea True the grading svstem could very well work in favor of students in job interviews However our feeling is that negative impressions would carry more weight with prospective tmplovers than positive ones The Faculty Senate obviously thought that the gtmd points outweighed the bad ones on this issue The Utah Statesman does not agree U e find that the only reason that could credibly lie cited is that more information on grade trancripts is beneficial It is questionable how much good that will actually do Conversely we don't feel that a grade representation like this is for the students It may be marginally helpful in some instances but its potential for harm far exceeds its potential for good and we recommend that the its decision Faculty Senate goj -- THE UTAH STATESMAN USPS 532 e©'- - Bos HfKjrs photo Ada t merajng eotm OooQ O'r'S’ervee Asvgpeient editor Osg ugnev aevitv eats r BaBura WNt cop etttor ermit Ohon rf eiSfar knots Si’s nttenmerf eO’or Hc Oat tAfTr Baser admvar BuQfcV veers wMar Krtcfi V'Cta VafenauS 60 Wt manager graduCton manager Cetvng trttnw ns Porter ewart production manager THf UTAH STATESMAN written and By students ar Utan Star Urer TMC vty ftinng ftnais ateas and school holidays mchapng quarter Breaas Day holiday Ttianosgivmg Day holiday and Peodonts' Day horatay art school edited tarofll At OPWObS art MWy most 0 Board and most writer mt edto rs m signed artieies and do nor necessarily rttact mt oonrans or Iran Sat University UTAH STATISMASiSpudruAeatn taiy frying mt school year tacept hoKSays or ASUSU Lints POtO Tht M tar reserves mt ngfit tB print wBt ar refuse any itt ter L tears fyptanRan and nrrxttd to 800 reeds or less ml receive Irst con vdsration itrttrs must ba signed mm name studanf number and pnont numoec IDITORIAL OFFICES art m Room 315 Taggart Student Canter business & m Room 31 7 pnont hcts art 7501759 SfCObO CLASS mafrng Utah 84321 Bookstore still lacks service To lb editor Tht letter Wednesday April 2 teemed quite incensed and I'm sorry that emotions may be stirred However they made it sound like I didn't have my cookies together Perhaps they were not counting on a response but the letter hit the press at the wrong lime You see I'm on working as a secretarial aide in my department's office and when I read that letter my hands were suU dripping blue from having just run off ditto copies of chapters 3 & 4 of a gas dynamics text I James E A John AUyn & Bacon 169 to help "unfortunate students" victunued by bookstore shortages I include a copy of this project for the editor's perusal and invite anyone else to view the same by inquiring in room EL-17at fifty cents a copy to pay far paper and duplicating I am not kidding anyone! Sadly such efforts art becoming the rule rather than the exception Regarding the availabihty of gentlemen you aren’t reading closely enough You will remember ui my first treatise I suggested the bookstore extract a guarantee that given text would work-stud- J Deed T ETTERS tilt be used a minimum of threw or four years Then they could be sold at the initial cost fur subsequent sions An independent bookstore? Yes gang I was aware of the aborted effort in the pest being born and reared in northern Utah and yes I have spoken with people ac- quainted therewith Their that the unanimous concensus was biggest factor spelling doom for that project was its downtown location — being inaccesible or incorv vient far footbound students in dormitories or commuters away from the mainstream of campus traffic You will recall my proposal was U resolve that issue locating it yttrs thefor bookstore having just off campus just across the tht length of the stockpiled guarantee The gas dynamics book previously pad at logyi somewhat Your analysis on book changes and prices have no applicability when considering the full caveat I proponed Reluctance to order books? Again as a secretarial aide I hand delivered some order requests I n a clast last quarter the request said 50 books as the professor's estimate come class time 48 people finished the course with 3 or 4 drops as would be expected In calling over to find out about the book status we found only about 38 had been ordered Clerical error? Perhaps I suggest you tell that to the students when all they see ia three out of their five classes with no text book availability I leave you to postulate your own conclu- mentioned was used last year Had it been stockpiled with guaranteed usage the coming (this) year I suggest tht supply problems could have been alleviated possible Thus there is no basis for comparing the two Thera are inherent differences You should have read me pro-ject- more carefully The one positive note I gleaned from your letter was tha assurance that I didn t have to buy anything from the bookstore You are absolutely right! know you And Istt week being in Salt Lake City 1 ' stopped in at Sam Weller Variety Bookstore an independent firm located 400 feet west of the Univsr sity of Utah Administration Building 1 priced out my book ment and was delighted to note an overall savings upwards d fifteen dollars under the orkm seven! price in Logan I'm swore of lso colleagues that hsvs discovered this I sincerely le your suggestion It will make a difference buying books ins different competitive market I don’t consider myself a rebellious type but see where tome adjustments can be made? It's been pleasant jousting with you gents Thomas C Stoddard Clarification of Statesman photo To the editor Concerning the photo in the March 31 issue of The Statesman page 2 it should be noted that the young lady in the foreground is Kathyrn Neeley a student nurse here at USU She was first on the scene of the accident and provided first aid until the police and paramedics could arrive Bruce Garrett President Student Board of Di'’ tors Weber Nursing Ext— USU |