Eighty years ago it was spring of freshman year. The world was changing in ways that would have a profound impact on the ’45 Dartmouth experience. I think about that uncertainty as we are experiencing the Ukraine invasion and its possible consequences. Fingers crossed that by the time you are reading this the worst of the conflict will have been resolved. Earle “Bud” Street, our former class secretary, wrote from Hyannis, Massachusetts, sharing memories of golfing at Hanover Country Club. The photos in the magazine of the early days of the course he much appreciated. He also shared details of the remarkable life of Walter “Doc” Fielding ’43. (Remember that obituaries are online at dartmouthalumnimagazine.com, and may be found by clicking on “obits” on the top of the page. They are no longer in the printed version.) I happily learned that Bud was pals with my dad, Spence Johnson. With spring right around the corner, Bud reminisced about the interfraternity baseball competitions. The level of play was impressive, especially due to the talent of Jim Dickson, who also lives on Cape Cod. According to Bud, Jim is too modest to report on his 60-year medical career, but lest it be lost to the annals of time, Bud’s scouting report is that during the spring of 1942 Jim pitched for the Phi Gams. He had a blazing fastball and struck out every two of the three batters he faced. Bud’s own Delta Tau Delta team qualified for the New Hampshire State tournament in the summer of 1946, with a pitcher whose name was Buzz Beattie ’43. (No relation!) Lynn Nichols, daughter of Arthur Nichols, shared that Arthur passed away in Santa Rosa, California, on November 20, 2021. Lynn said her dad and mom were the “best parents ever.” Arthur’s great-uncle, Ernest Fox Nichols, was a renowned professor of physics, specializing in wave radiation, who assisted in the design of Wilder Hall, and was president of Dartmouth from 1909 to 1916. Alexander Graham Bell, along with hundreds of others, attended his inauguration out of respect for his work (www.phys.ksu.edu/alumni/nichols/nichols/02-foxnichols.pdf). Along with this strong family connection, Arthur’s love for Dartmouth was lifelong.

—Martha J. Beattie, 6 North Balch St., Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 667-7611, mbeattie76@gmail.com