THE INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT JAMES BUCHANAN One hundred years ago, today, in the stately mansion just a stone's throw from the building where we are gathered, James Buchanan clad in a dressing gown and slippers, sat alone in his study trying to calm his nerves and to itemize a list of incidentals

. The South — always a good Democratic Party strong-hold — dominated his cabinet making and cabinet. Buchanan had been selected by the Democrats as their Presidential nominee largely because, being ambassador to the Court of St. James — he had not up to the time of his election been directly involved in

Einstein. Presidents John Quincy Adams, James K. Polk, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, and several other presidents also placed their names on the honorary rosters.' After a long and proud history the societies disbanded in 1960, finally succumbing to overwhelming competition from fraternities and other

located. The west end of Lancaster, preferably near Franklin and Marshall College, was suggested as a suitable location. Wheatland, the mansion of President James Buchanan; Rock Ford, the home of General Edward Hand; and Old City Hall on Penn Square were cited as historic structures worthy of preservation

farmers' markets are unique. Within a twenty mile radius of the city, history offers to tourists the birthplace of 3 �Robert Fulton; Wheatland, the home of James Buchanan; the furnaces of the old Iron Masters of Pennsylvania, and Baron Stiegel's home; old Pequea and Donegal churches; the Cornwall mine

James Regar and the Reverend Mr. Glessner read papers on "French Language," not exactly the intellectual fare that would "turn on" blacksmith apprentices. Dr. Washington Lemuel Atlee disclosed to his audience the mysteries of chemistry while Dr. George Kerfoot offered lectures on anatomy. In those days