1970

This is a column which almost wasn't. Frustrated by the lack of any news for the third month in a row and inspired by the 1966 class secretary's oration to his silent class members published in the February Magazine, I was ready to write out a similar speech and leave it at that. But, then came some news from Mark Korotash and Larry Killgallon. My faith was restored and I recanted. I realized that there were a number of people with whom I had talked at the Reunion but whose tales had not yet been told and that there were still others who had also been neglected too long.

Congratulations are due to Mark Korotash who has formed a partnership with James R. Mulvey for the general practice of law in Danbury, Conn. Larry Killgallon wrote to announce the birth of a son on March 23, 1976. He anď wife Debbie have appropriately named the 8 lb. 2 oz. baby after his father. But to avoid confusion, Martin Lawrence Killgallon III will be known as Martin rather than Larry. The Kill-gallons, as it turns out, are living in Charlotte, N.C., where Larry is a district manager for Coca-Cola, U.S.A. The job involves working with the independent bottlers, helping them with marketing, promotional, and advertising efforts. It gives Larry a chance to observe how a number of different size operations run. Some are publicly held corporations; others are family managed with interesting variations in outlook and organization as a result.

Also about as happy as could be is Sandy Ferguson. After graduating from Yale Law in June, Sandy claims that he enjoyed a rather hedonistic summer despite preparations for the bar exam. In part this included a good deal of poolside drinking of "Iron City" beer - the stuff that makes the Steelers go. Apparently it has had the same effect on Sandy who began work with Kirkpatrick, Lockhart, Johnson & Hutchinson, a Pittsburgh law firm, just after Labor Day and has been busy ever since with a variety of projects which would be the envy of any lawyer. They include research into how outside directors of corporations can better meet their legal obligations to control corporate officers, restructuring financially troubled educational institutions, and helping with the legal work of renewal and historic preservation efforts in downtown Pittsburgh. It seems like Pittsburgh is the place to be.

Bruce Rich, for his part, put in a good word for New York City where he is practicing law with Weil, Gotshal and Manges. Now in his third year with the firm, Bruce is working largely on anti-trust litigation mostly on the defendant side, developing the skills of an able litigator. He finds the work challenging and has enjoyed branching out a bit as well, taking on some First Amendment work in the areas of free speech and press. His wife Melissa continues her rewarding work as a speech therapist at the St. Joseph School for the Deaf in the Bronx. Bruce and Melissa report having spent a very en- joyable time visiting with Larry Gottlieb in August.

Finally, I had a chance to indulge in a bit of professional commiseration with Pete Linton who ably served as secretary before the burden was shifted to yours truly. Pete had dropped from sight after relinquishing the post and a number of his friends had been asking for him. I decided to give him a ring and find out what five years of column writing does to one's mind. Much to my relief Pete is fine. He is back now from Belgium where he was involved in editing and publishing for an international management organization. Now enrolled in the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, Pete hopes to graduate either in December or June of next year. The business training will help him get involved more in the business end of publishing and will give him a fuller background than would the editing experience alone.

Since this is Alumni Fund time I will close with a special plea to give generously. I suspect that those who look back on their Dartmouth experiences with pleasure found that the hardest part was sitting down to write the check and that once they started to write, the rest was easy.

Secretary, 31 Brooklawn Ave. Stamford, Conn. 06906

Class Agent, Pierce, Atwood, Scribner, Allen & McKusick Portland, Maine 04111