Table of Contents

September 1998 Vol. 91 No . 1

28 The Making of a President

James Wright has been lauded (and criticized) for his insider status. But the real story behind this historian-turned-administrator is of an outsider climbing to the top. By Jim Collins '84

32 Cod and Man at Dartmouth

Mathematician Dan Lynch puts two and two together to save a floundering world-class fishery. By David Dobbs

38 From Rag to Ritual

The Salty Dog wasn't moving. Then a feisty woman gave it a kick. By Everett Wood '38

40 For Real

That's what the Dartmouth women's lacrosse team is after reaching the NCAA's Final Four. By Jana M. Friedman '94

4 Letters

12 Dr. Wheelock's Journal

14 On the Hill

22 Curmudgeon

26 Syllabus

43 Class Notes

48 Reunion '98

69 Obituaries

80 Dartmouth Undying

On the Cover: "The History of Jim Wright" Photograph by Doug Mindell

A mine blast hits water, Galena, Illinois. The new president keeps a chunk of lead on his desk, reminding a community of scholars that Dartmouth's, ultimate insider was worked from a different vein.