Administration of her bachelor uncle, James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States. — From the Col- lections of the Library of Congress. �A hostess with little perceptivity and restraint would have soon placed the President in embarrassing situations. Because of her good judgment a number of Buchanan's

Harriet Lane Johnston: Pioneer Advocate of Special Care for Children with Chronic Diseases. by Homer T. Rosenberger The renowned Harriet Lane Home at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore has had a tremendous effect upon pediatrics through- out the United States. The "Harriet Lane" set the pattern in

severe business depression. Conversely, the period 1897-1907, except for a mild re- cession in 1900 and the "Rich Man's" panic of 1903-1904, was a peri- od of great prosperity for Americans, especially those with invest- ments. The amount of gold coined in the United States in the five years 1897-1802

University to establish scholarships for needy youths; and to the �THE BUCHANAN MEMORIAL IN WASHINGTON, D. C. GIFT OF MRS. HARRIET LANE JOHNSTON This bronze statue of James Buchanan, Presi- dent of the United States 1857-1861, is nine and a half feet high. It is flanked by two figures of heroic size, carved