1970

It sometimes takes a bit of ingenuity to sleuth materials for this column, but paydirt surfaces in the most unexpected places. BillQuinn recently completed a questionnaire for the local newspaper as part of his quest for re-election to the Marblehead (Mass.) Library Board, and we can report accordingly.

It's been tough going, even in Marblehead, balancing the need to maintain high-quality holdings with provisions for adequate staffing. Surprisingly, the cost of books and periodicals has risen an average of about 50 percent over the past five years. So to cope with all this, Bill drafted the documents necessary to create a charitable endowment trust to assure permanent funding for books and other library materials. This effort in turn frees up resources to keep staffing at levels required to qualify the library for state assistance.

Library budgets are often political footballs when a community finds itself floating in red ink, so surely Bill's legal expertise helps preserve the library's place in the scheme of things. Bill does his regular lawyering at Tinti, Quinn & Merry, P.C., in Salem, specializing in real-estate law and litigation. He has otherwise enjoyed the good life in Marblehead since 1977 with his wife, Janet, and his sons Devin and Chris, to whom he's read lots of books.

Lou Turner was named Woodstock (Vt.) Union High School's Teacher of the Year for 1993-94, cited for his "high energy." The honor was conferred by fellow members of the faculty who recognized Lou especially for his skills in communicating well with both the school administration and student body. Lou teaches math and also coaches varsity boys lacrosse and the middle school's boys basketball team. Lou's wife, Mary, is ever-friendly and upbeat herself. Needless to say, their three adolescent sons, Jason, Joe, and Luke have their hands full raising these parents!

Walter Hinton joined the law firm of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough in Greenville, S.C., last spring. He'll concentrate his practice in commercial and financial transactions, both domestic and international. Walt left the hurley-burley of New York City, where he was first VP and division counsel for Integrated Services Inc., to accept his new position. Nelson Mullins is South Carolina's largest law firm, with 185 attorneys, but we suspect their size won't keep them from pouring on mega-doses of gracious Southern hospitality. Use caution down there, though, Walt. I'll never forget my own introduction to the Deep South. I came home from my first day of school in the first grade and asked my mother whether I was a Yankee or a Rebel. Unfortunately, I had the wrong answer to take back the next day.

But enough about myself. Let's give Preston and Brenda Conldin our attention:

"The Reunion Book is being put together as you read this, so we need to hear from you immediately if you are not yet represented. We have set aside space, so please send us a picture and a few written paragraphs about what you're doing and what you look forward to in the future. It's that simple, and it must be done now. Certainly your comments will represent you better than a blank space or any old news we may have. [Secretary's note: watch out, you know from reading this column over the years what can happen to with "any old news" in the wrong hands.]

"We still need financing, so we will be quite grateful for donations (to 'Dartmouth 1970'). Please send all your contributions to: Preston Conklin, P.O. Box 740, Kennebunkport, ME 04046."

Those of you who just got your 1995 caendars, don't forget to mark off June 15-18 for the big 25th Reunion.

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