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

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