1955

The Boston Globe, in a lengthy article replete with photo and scorecard, reports that the Superior Court of Suffolk County in Boston has a secret weapon in its unending struggle to unplug the clogged arteries of its criminal justice system. It is none other than Judge James P. Donohue, known to awed and anxious attorneys as "Mad Dog" and "Jumping Jimmy" for his unrelenting and highly successful efforts to give momentum to the legendary slow wheels of justice. In the glowing words of the Globe's reporter, "[Judge Donohue] employs his vast knowledge on criminal law, his booming voice, and his seemingly endless supply of energy to cajole both sides into ending uncertainty for defendants, their victims, and the public." The impressive results—as the scorecard shows—are more events presided over than any other judge, including the "remarkable" record of handling 120 plea agreements in one month, the most ever of any judge to sit in the first session.

Back here in New York: Alan Murray, Fuji Bank's own secret weapon in the economic wars of trade and commerce, is rience and economic knowledge by teaching international finance to M.B.A. students at Long Island University's extension program. And your correspondent—totally undone by last winter's weather while trying to keep running in Riverside Parkfinally joined a fitness center (courtesy of Christmas gift by long-suffering wife, Marillee); and who should be there, anxiously waiting to hop aboard the treadmill I had just abandoned, but Pete Fishbein, trim and distinguished senior partner of the prestigious law firm Kaye Sholer at. al. To account for such a chance meeting in Manhattan of two former Dartmouth classmates, I can offer only the frequent observation of an old friend, "Well, when you live in a small town.

As promised in last month's column, I now have the vital information on the long awaited book of our class's latest author, Dave Oberlander, courtesy of a glowing review in the New Hampshire Sunday News. It is titled Swede, The Will to Win, and it is of course the lovingly told tale of Dave's dad, Swede Oberlander '26, and his legendary exploits on the grid iron, most notably the championship year of 1925 when Dartmouth bested Cornell 62 to 13 and then went on to defeat the Big Ten champion, the University of Chicago, 33 to 7 in the title game. It is available for $10, plus $2.50 for postage, check payable to D. H. Oberlander, 2419 Little Creek Drive, Richardson, TX 75080-2512. Order now and beat the rush!

Finally, a plea for news from all of you out there. To my regular mail and e-mail address I now add my fax number, (212) 980-7014. Also, for you far-flung members, my responsibilities in charge of international programs at the Conference Board keep me almost constantly "roaming 'round the girdled earth," and at any stop I will willingly trade a cup of coffee, a drink, or even a full meal(!) for a tidbit for this column. This fall I will be spending some time in most of Europe's major cities, specifically Frankfurt, Paris, London, Rome, Vienna, Zurich, Brussels, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Oslow, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Madrid, and Lisbon. In the months following I will be in Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai, Beijing, Seoul, Bombay (now Mumbai), New Delhi, and Bangalore. New stops are added regularly, many are re-visited, and on the way back from New York, I can often take a day or two mid-Pacific or mid-East depending on which direction I am going. So, all you '55s out there—wherever you may be—drop me a note, and let's arrange a rendezvous to catch up on your activities and enable me to pass them on to all our classmates.

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James "MadDog Donohueracked up 120plea agreementsin one month, themost ever of anyBoston inthe first session.Leon Martel '55