‘THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE GRAFTON, SS SUPERIOR COURT Docket No. 08-E-0294 B.V.Bi JOHN H. PLUNKE KS, KENNETH F. CLARK, JR., MARISA DEANGELIS KANE, Doustas R. RAICHLE, ROBERT G. REED III, AND JOHN STEEL IIL Petitioners v, ‘Trustees oF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE Respondent AMICUS CURIAE STATEMENT OF FORMER DARTMOUTH COLLEGE TRUSTEE PROFESSOR TODD J. ZYWICKI IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS’ OBJECTION TO SUMMARY JUDGMENT Harvey Silverglate, Esq. Of Counsel Zalkind, Rodriguez, Lunt & Duncan LLP 65A Atlantic Avenue Boston, MA 02110 hsilverglate@arld.com Direct dial: 617.661.9156 Ruth O'Meara-Costello, Esq. Zalkind, Rodriguez, Lunt & Duncan LLP 65A Atlantic Avenue Boston, MA 02110 617.742.6020 Andru H, Volinsky, Esq. (#2634) Bemstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, P.A. 670 N. Commereial Street, Ste. 108 P.O, Box 1120 Manchester, NH 03105-1120 603.623.8700 Altorneys for Amicus Professor Todd J. ZywickiTABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF AUTHORITIES... STATEMENT OF INTEREST OF AMICUS CURIAE .. BACKGROUND: GOVERNANCE AT DARTMOUTH .. ARGUMENT: RECOGNITION OF THE PLAINTIFFS AS THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES OF THE 1891 AGREEMENT IS LEGALLY REQUIRED, APPROPRIATE, AND IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST... CONCLUSIONTABLE OF AUTHORITIES FEDERAL CASES Abrams v. United States, 250 U.S. 616, 630 (1919)... STATE CASES Grossman v. Murray, 144 NH. 345, 348 (1999)... BOOKS, JOURNALS AND PERIODICALS MARTIN ANDERSON, IMPOSTERS IN THE TEMPLE (1992)... Leonard Bacon, Responsibility in the Management of Societies, THz NEw ENGLANDER (1847)... Daniel L. Bennet, Bureaucrat U, FORBES (July 13, 2009) Jose Cabranes, Myth and Reality of University Trusteeship in the Post-Enron Era, ForDHAM LAW REVIEW (2007) 12,17, 18 Richard Chait, The Gremlins of Governance: A Trusteeship Q&A with Richard Chait, Research Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of ‘Education, ‘TRUSTEESHIP (July/August 2009)...... 17, 18 ANTHONY KRONMAN, EDUCATION’S END: WHY OUR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES HAVE GIVEN UP ON THE MEANING OF LIFE (2008)... 1 Harry Lewis, EXCELLENCE WITHOUT A SOUL: How A GREAT UNIVERSITY FORGOT HIGHER EDUCATION (2006) .... 11,12 Drew Miller, Serving as a Responsible Trustee, ESSAYS IN PERSPECTIVE, INSTITUTE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION (2005) 18,19 3 LEON BURR RICHARDSON, HISTORY OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (1932)