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- 1894 (Creation)
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50 page
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Administrative history
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 Society member, ca. 1890s. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53720848/carlton-h-rickey
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Model School graduate and Thencanic Society member, Class of ca. 1896. Colonel in the 1st Reg., Volunteer Engineers during the Spanish-American War, and later mayor of Belmar, NJ. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10604035/william-brokaw-bamford
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Model School Class of 1896; Thencanic Society member, 1890s; President, 1896. After studying under Howard Pyle in Philadelphia, Schoonover became a member of the "Brandywine School" of artists alongside Pyle, N.C. Wyeth, and Norman Rockwell. At the time of his death, referred to as the "Dean of Delaware Artists." https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11691142/frank-earle-schoonover https://www.frankschoonover.org/about/
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Model School Class of 1900; grandson of John A. and nephew of Washington A. Roebling, wire rope barons. Early race car driver; died in the sinking of the HMS Titanic while accompanying his Fiat back from Europe. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5924131/washington-augustus-roebling
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Model School student and Thencanic member and censor, ca. 1894. Currently no further information.
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Thencanic member and critic, 1890s. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38872956/howard-owens-cauldwell
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The Thencanic Society's mock congress for the first months of 1894 produced this packet of dockets, which includes the title of each bill and their supporters, plus a summary of further actions and the results of any votes. They unfortunately do not include the full text of each bill. Nevertheless, these dockets shed light onto the topics the Society deemed important, such as women's suffrage, annexing Canada, immigration, and the prohibition of alcoholic beverages. A partial transcription is included, which provides only a summary of each bill without directly copying them verbatim. Not every student's name has been connected with a person.