1953

As this column is being written, Dartmouth football is off to another woeful season. It is a tough discipline to get in shape, gain strength; commit yourself, and then be always on the short end of the score. We can only admire the players' staying power and their courage. Truly, it builds character.

Reminiscing about our sophomore year, there were four classmates who saw a lot of playing time: Dick Collins, Jack Patten, Emery Pierson, and Peter Gartland.

Dick Collins, Andover, Mass., was an outstanding athlete when he entered Dartmouth from Andover Academy. He played football and ran track and was captain of both. He kept on playing and running at Dartmouth and still does. For the past 27 years he has been teaching and coaching football and track at Andover High School. His win record is above .750. The National High School Track Coaches recognized him in 1980 as Coach of the Year. He has taught and coached his own children. Second generation players are on his teams, with their fathers, former players, in the stands. It is not without pain, however, for Dick has had two bouts with ulcers, and he

acknowledges that it has slowed him down. He and spouse Pauline have three daughters and two sons. Caroline, a graduate of UNH, is married with two children. Dick Jr. graduated from the University of Rhode Island and is coaching in

Sims-bury, Conn. Edward is a student at the University of Maine. Both these sons captained the Andover High team. Valerie graduated from the University of Massachusetts and is with a computer firm. Jacqueline, a secretary, is also married and gave the Collinses their third grandchild.

Jack Patten, Greenwich, Conn., an inveterate golfer and fisherman, always had thoughts about his backswing or trout flies while playing defensive end. Jack joined McGraw-Hill publications after college and climbed through their ranks to his present position as publisher of Business Week and executive vice president of McGraw-Hill Publications. His ascent to this position took him to Chicago, Denver, the United Kingdom, and then back to headquarters in New York in 1977. He was the publisher of Aviation Week before assuming his present position. Understandably he maintains an active flying status. He and spouse Caroline have two sons. John graduated from Deerfield and is now a sophomore at Dartmouth. He played freshman football and like his father was a defensive end. He also made the varsity lacrosse team. James is at the Avon Old Farms School where he is an agressive football and lacrosse player. Caroline is very active in serving the aging in Greenwich and is an officer in the local garden club. Both she and Jack have been active in church work. Jack's interest in football is limited to vicarious experiences through his sons. His interest in trout fishing and golfing endures where his skills are more satisfying than dodging running guards.

Emery Pierson, Claryville, N.Y., shares one of Jack Patten's interests, trout fishing. Emery, however, wanted his fishing close at hand and bought property on the renowned Neversink River of New York State's Catskill region. All told he has 700 acres and is engaged in raising purebred Red Angus cattle for breeding stock. Raising cattle is a return of sorts to the vocation that he had right out of college when he joined his family in the farming/cattle business in LaGrange, Mo. He dramatically changed both location and vocation in the late 1960s when he moved to New York City and became a speculator in the commodities market. After 13 years, in 1981, he and Diane moved to Claryville. This is their second marriage, and between them there are five offspring.

Carol, a graduate of Smith and the Harvard Business School, is an officer of an advertising firm in New York. Michelle is doing graduate studies at New York University. Emery is in Denver. Peter, a graduate of Reed College in Oregon, is in the diamond business. Roxanne is at the Oregon School of Architecture. Emery Pierson's avocation? What would you expect of a rugged individualist on the Neversink River?

Peter Gartland, New York City, went directly to the University of Michigan Law School from Dartmouth, a member of a large delegation from the College that attended that law school. He began to practice law in New York, first with a Wall Street firm and then with one of the largest law firms in the city. In 1971, he joined a group as they formed their own firm, Wenter, Murase, and White. The firm is international in scope. Peter's specialty is international trade relations and regulations, particularly those involving Japan-U.S. and Japan-Europe trade. He deals with such bodies as the EEC and the federal regulatory agencies. Previously married, Peter has three sons and two daughters. In addition to an apartment in New York he has a home in Centerport, Long Island. He's strong on hiking and biking, particularly in New England, and sailing off the north shore of Long Island.

A late summer wedding in Newark, N.Y., joined Lucina Briggs and Steve Hallagan '77. A span of 45 years was represented by the Dartmouth alumni who attended the reception.From left to right are Wally Ashnault '53, Dick Ashnault '88, Dave Hallagan '85, PaulSnellgrove '7l, Steve and Lucina Hallagan, Tom Bloomer '53, Ralph Dushame '43, andDick Hallagan '56.

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