1952

And now to a warmer place, Honolulu, and Paul Loo, who is in his 35 th year as Pacific Regional manager with Dean Witter Reynolds.

When Paul attended the College, it took him 15 hours by propeller-driven airplane to fly from the Hawaiian Territory just to San Francisco. The rest of the trip was made by train, which added nearly a week to cross the six time zones to Hanover. "Now students jet home for the weekend," he says.

Some things in Hawaii never change. The weather is always wonderful. Politically it is still a Third World country, run by an old boy network, but Paul has seen plenty of changes.

Honolulu has grown from 300,000 to a million people, and Hawaii has become a state. This growth of boom proportions stressed public services from education to public works. Paul has assisted mightily in the adjustment. He was one of the founders of Hawaii Pacific University, now the second largest college, which meets the need for post high school education. He is vice chair of the chamber of commerce and participates daily in the vigorous business life of the state.

In 1986 he joined a four-person partnership which purchased a sugar-cane plantation, giving us 80 percent of the world supply of macadamia nuts and substantial Kona coffee and other produce. One of his partners is Richard Kazmaier (Princeton '52) who must be remembered as the Heismann Trophy winner who played in the 1951 hurricane against Dartmouth at Princeton. The late Tom Collins, a good friend and neighbor of Paul's, was one of Dartmouth's star players in that game.

"In spite of the transportation problems, I have always been glad that I went to Dartmouth," Paul reflects, and his loyalty is enduring. "None of us paid the full cost of our education. Someone before us paid for part of our tuition," he says, "and so we owe the College."

The College has always rejected the temptation to enhance the revenue stream by adding a law school and getting all the closer to becoming the dreaded "U" word. Nevertheless, we have many lawyers who have brought honor and hard and inspired work to the College. There is, in fact, a Dartmouth Lawyers Association which prints a directory, runs an employment bulletin-board, and meets in great places at appropriate times.

Leading the February meeting at a western ski area was Wey Lundquist, who has given much to Dartmouth and the profession. The topic was "The Business of Lawyering," which promised to be a look at the future. The subject could not be more timely. Most lawyers fear that the profession is heading for the drain: too many lawyers, less good business, and more restrictions imposed by legislatures and judges who have no idea about day-today law practice. Most say it is a product of the times, not the profession. Most would agree that the class of 1952 lawyers are at the good end of a legal career. However, the country and the College would be in tough shape without lawyers, particularly good ones.

Another example of the best would be DortBigg, mentioned in Manchester Magazine as one of "the most brilliant legal minds in New Hampshire." He joins five other graduates, including the renowned Dudley Orr '29 and Bob Chiesa '53. Res ipsa.

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