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MAY 1987

VOL. 79, No. 8

THE NEXT PRESIDENT This magazine was going to press when the election of James O. Freedman as Dartmouth's next president was announced. The summer issue will contain in-depth coverage of the transition from the perspectives of both Dartmouth and lowa.

FEATURES

23 The Official Dartmouth Guide to Greenspeak

Don't be clueless! Jam on this dictionary and your hanging will be max.

Jock McDonald '87

26 Looking for Mr. Goodjob

Along with half his class, a senior endures an annual rite of hazing called corporate recruiting.

Richard D. Lamm

32 The Uncompetitive Society

Critics call him the Cassandra of American politics, but this year's Montgomery Fellow says a hard look is just what this country needs.

R. Duncan Mathewson '60

38 A Spanish Galleon's Real Treasure

In the search for the fortune-laden Atocha, A Dartmouth-bred archaeologist seeks a scientific bonanza.

DEPARTMENTS

4 Letters

12 Dartmouth Authors

Lee Michaelides

14 The College

Jim Needham '70

20 Sports

Mike Remlinger

Lesley Barnes '87

22 Undergraduate Chair

44 Leb

Lee Michaelides

44 Alumni Album

Stan Brakhage '35

Karen Endicott

50 Class Notes and Obituaries

COVER Jock McDonald '87, meet Jock McDonald '87. Donning protective coloring while he hunts for the perfect career, one of the magazine's two interns goes through the College's corporate recruiting process. His diary is the ultimate cliffhanger: Will he get a job? See page 26.