Susan,
Yes, you can use letter grades in some courses. In the course gradebook, select 'Course settings' from the pull-down menu in the top-left. Set Grade display type to letter.
As of 1.9.3, there is an option to hide the percent column in the user report. See MDL-15887.
-Ann
Gradebook
Letters in the Gradebook
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