HAPPY VICTORS--Dale DeRolph, left, and Nick Pittner applaud William Phillis after Phillis spoke about the plantiff's victory in the Ohio Supreme Court decision DeRolph v. Ohio, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, March 24, 1997. The court ruled 4-3 that the state's current method of funding public schools is unconstitutional. Phillis is executive director of The Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy of School Funding. DeRolph is the father of Nathan DeRolph, the named plaintiff, who was formerly a student in the Northern Local School District. Pittner was the lead attorney in the case.