1955

In past newsletters I've mentioned some of our class innkeepers. Perhaps the innkeeper is Dan Musser, president of Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Mich. Billed as the world's largest summer hotel, this beautiful white colonnaded structure is Dan and family's summer home from May to October. The rest of the year they venture south, but not far enough, to Chicago. Having heard from those who have visited there, I know Dan takes a personal interest in his clientele, which is probably the reason he wasn't able to join us for the reunion last June.

When Bill Wilbur graduated from Tuck School his marketing background led him into toothpaste and cereal. Finally, in 1977, he found a more exciting product, joining Seagrams. Bill is now president of U.S. activities and is steward of a variety of brands with which many of us are too familiar. His non-business interests have included volunteer work with the A.B.C. program when he lived in Boston. Thanks to Bill, the liquid refreshments at the reunion ran smoothly.

A writer of medical and drug-industry articles has come up with a unique book, The BestDoctors in the U.S., and at least one of our class doctors was included with the 2,500 mentioned: Dr. Allan Root, a pediatric endocrinologist associated with All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Fla. Al and family attended this year's reunion.

If you wondered why another class doctor did not attend, Bob Leffert had a conflict . . . the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand held a June meeting in Amsterdam. Bob resides in Boston where he is associated with Massachusetts General and Harvard Medical School. His wife Linda is an attorney who specializes in malpractice suits. Very clever, Bob! Their daughter Lisa is a member of the class of '84.

The College has somewhat belatedly reported that Eliot Smith represented Dartmouth at the inauguration of the tenth president of the University of Michigan earlier this year.

I keep picking up " '55 Out!," and each time I find something different ... for instance this variety:

According to George Briggs he "lives, works and plays on the Boston waterfront" and is referred to there as the "mayor." A good contact to keep in mind whether visiting Boston by land or sea.

One of the more interesting and fulfilling careers noted is that of Dr. John Porvaznik. He has been serving Indian tribes (Navajo, Hopi, Zuni) in the Southwest as a surgeon and administrator.

And finally, this quote from Mark Starr of Carmel, Calif., "life is a bowl of cherries sweet, red, juicy fruit surrounding hard, bitter pits, interspersed through an air void, restrained by the bowl. Tannic, inedible stems facilitate eating. Occasionally leaves visually beautify the mass but dilute available quantity. Enjoy it without breaking too many teeth or staining your fingers."

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