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Date(s)
- 1894 (Creation)
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1 page
Name of creator
Biographical history
Thencanic Society member, 1890s; President, 1895. Princeton Class of 1900; served as New Jersey Attorney General from 1924-1929. Brother of Frank F. Katzenbach, Jr., and cousin of Welling S. Katzenbach. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229341530/edward_lawrence_katzenbach
Name of creator
Biographical history
Thencanic Society member, ca. 1890s. Son of resturanteur Thomas C. (Capner) Hill and younger brother of City Councilman/diarist Edmund C. Hill. [His family members appear on FindAGrave, but not his own marker: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44083476/thomas_c_hill]
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A literary and debate club at the Model School from 1882 to 1917. The members (only young men) focused on improving their oratory skills, personal appearance, and general comportment, with one member serving as "Critic" to evaluate the boys' behavior during each meeting. The literary aspects of the Society led to the publication of "The Signal" in 1885--while it started as a literary magazine through the Thencanic, it quickly escaped the Society's control and became a general Normal/Model School periodical. This club ended when the Model School closed in 1917. This version of the Thencanic should not be confused with the later revival in the 1930s with college students.
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Biographical history
Model School student and Thencanic member and censor, ca. 1894. Currently no further information.
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The censors (one of whom cannot be precisely identified) lay out the topics of debate for an upcoming meeting: Russia's system of government, the benefits of party spirit, and the direct election of U.S. Senators. Transcription included.