In this March 23, 1970 letter Hobbs assures Mrs. Kelly, a parent of a student at Guilford, that the minimum grade of "C" requested by black students was refused by the college but explains that all academic decisions must be referred to the faculty and this might have caused a misinterpretation about the outcome of the demand. Hobbs asks Mrs. Kelly to "please rest assured" the college would not grant any grades at Guilford that had not been earned.
