CLASS OF 1900
Julian Phillips has just been elected vicepresident of the Exeter Banking Company of Exeter, N. H. He is returning to his old love. The Exeter Banking Company, while a small institution, does a general banking business. Julian expects eventually to move to Exeter. Both he and Bradlee Rich regret very much the severing of their relations, but Julian has always longed for his old life, and is very fortunate indeed to have such a favorable opening.
If you see or hear a rumor to the effect that the Secretary is changing his political affiliations, don't be surprised. Owing to the very keen and expensive interest of my older boy in stamps, I have made a permanent connection with Mr. Atwood, who is an authority on the nineteenth century. I mean the nineteenth century from a stamp viewpoint, and not from a literary or political viewpoint. Mr. Atwood has been so interested and so liberal in his financial transactions with my boy that I feel that my political principles are being rapidly undermined. The inducement to change is much more powerful than any inducement to remain in the field where the majority is so great. Whether my leanings will be permanent depends on how long my boy continues his interest in stamps. I wish to state that Mr. Atwood, in addition to being the only Vermont Democrat in the class, is also the only real authority on stamps whom I have met. His collection is large, his knowledge is complete, and he has even initiated a series of his own. On April first of last year he brought out the . famous Mallespa stamp, which represents a higher value that any stamp ever created. It far surpasses the German marks when they were at their lowest ebb. If anybody is in doubt as to where Mallespa is, Mr. Atwood asks him to consult Boyle's atlas. It has troubled more than one collector.
Plans for the reunion are moving on apace. The committees are all organized, and replies from about ninety per cent of the class have reached us that they will be there. Indications are that the family attendance will be great. The program will be unusually interesting, although allowing lots of time for talking things over, which is one of the features of every good reunion. Although I have steadfastly refrained in these columns from making any remarks that might arouse the sensitive feelings of the classes near us in graduation, I cannot refrain from saying that our observation of '99's reunion has proven very helpful. This is ,no reflection whatsoever on their reunion, which I understand they consider extremely good. I only say that it is helpful to have them precede us.
Secretary, State St., Boston
