Guarded

It is no secret at Amherst College that John Coolidge has been guarded by Colonel Edward W. Starling, U. S. Secret Service agent with a delightful Southern drawl, since the opening of school. They live in the same cottage near the campus, and are constantly together except when the President's son is attending classes. Last week the press heard of young Mr. Coolidge's protector for the first time. Forthwith rumors began to brew and circulate. Some said that cranks had been threatening the "First Son of the Land". . . . Others whispered that Colonel Starling's prime duty was to prevent Son John from eloping with Florence Trumbull, daughter of the Governor of Connecticut. At his home in Plainville, Conn., Governor Trumbull did not hesitate to announce that such a rumor was "absolutely bunk." John Coolidge first met Miss Trumbull at his father's inauguration in March, 1925, and has been paying court ever since, visiting her at Mount Holyoke College and at her home.

Meanwhile, in Washington the Official Spokesman announced facetiously that perhaps Colonel Starling was suppressing John's athletic endeavors, including boxing;* that it was not unusual for Secret Ser- vice men to guard Presidents' families.

*"Last spring at Amherst, Son John indulged in a boxing bout with a Brooklyn, student,, was defeated. (TIME, March 8).