On March 8, 1945, during your senior spring, the very first International Women’s Day was observed. When I discovered this, I could not help but reflect on how this connects to the election of Dartmouth’s first female president, Sian Beilock. Currently the president of Barnard College, she will be in her office in Parkhurst as of July 1. President-elect Beilock is a cognitive scientist, a mom, an athlete, and a visionary leader at Barnard who has increased participation in sports and the STEM disciplines during her tenure. When she arrived at Barnard, fewer than 10 Barnard women were competing on Columbia’s teams. Now that number is around 60. She also has said that she likes data! She has stated how she will ask lots of people the same questions before making decisions and she obviously likes the facts clearly presented. As a math major and a rowing coach, I can’t wait to get to know her. I urge you to read the interview with our incoming president in the November-December issue of this magazine if you have not done so already. I received a lovely note from the daughter of Carlisle Tuttle Spencer, Jane Spencer. She sent some wonderful photos of her dad in front of Bartlett Tower and standing next to “Bob’s car,” a snazzy convertible, in front of the Hanover Inn. If anyone knows who that car owner Bob might be, please let me know! Enjoy the upcoming days of spring wherever you are. I imagine for most of you those days will be coming to you sooner than they will to me in Hanover. But as we all know, the Hanover spring is worth waiting for! Please let me know if you have a 100th birthday this year. That is something to celebrate in a Big Green way.

—Martha Johnson Beattie ’76, 6 North Balch St., Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 667-7611; mbeattie76@gmail.com