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- 1898-1899 (Creation)
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Model School student and Thencanic Club Member, ca. 1898. Thencanic Treasurer in the second half of 1899. No further definitive information. May be the same as "Foster Post" (FamilySearch ID: LK13-8SR), if he dropped the first part of his name.
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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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An unusual typed report, detailing the final meetings of 1898. Post notes the debate's topic, which may reflect post-Spanish-American-War discussions of the role of the media. He also mentions a challenge from the Normal [School] Debating Society, fines levied against "unruly members," and the return of a lost "opera hat." No transcription, as this is a typescript.
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- Spilsbury, Persifor G. (Persifor Gybbon), 1882-1959 (Subject)
- Blackwell, William H., 1882-1963 (Subject)
- Anderson, Robert Earle, 1881-1967 (Subject)
- Jenkins, Weston, Jr., 1882-1932 (Subject)
- Hewitt, Charles C. (Charles Conrad), Sr., 1881-1976 (Subject)