Critic's Report, 29 January 1897 Critic's Report, 29 January 1897 Trenton Free Public Library (Trenton, N.J.)
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Packer, Donald J. (Donald Julian), 1882-1944 Thencanic Society (Model School (Trenton, N.J.))

Member of the Model Boys class of 1900; later Trenton lawyer. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60850333/donald-julian-packer

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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A short report, but a historically interesting one as the Thencanic's debate on the "Cuban Question" marks the first mention of the events leading to the Spanish-American War the following year. Transcription included.

 Hill, Thomas C. (Thomas Clifford), 1877-1948 Murphy, E. T. (Edward Thomas), ca. May 1879- Schultz, John A. (John Anistaki), 1880-1959 Hewitt, Charles C. (Charles Conrad), Sr., 1881-1976 Manuscripts Students Students--Social life and customs Spanish-American War, 1898 Trenton (N.J.) Transcription of Critic's Report, 29 January 1897 Transcription of Critic's Report, 29 January 1897 1897 1 PDF, born digital

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Transcription of Critic's Report, 29 January 1897

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