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Title
Date(s)
- 1897 (Creation)
Extent
2 pages
Name of creator
Biographical history
Member of the Model Class of 1900 and the Thencanic Society; later a PAFA graduate and artist. Son of Trenton physician Dr. Charles Britton. No FindAGrave page; FamilySearch ID GCCZ-J7V.
Name of creator
Biographical history
Model School student and Thencanic Society member, ca. 1890s. Brother of Persifor. No FindAGrave page; FamilySearch ID: 94HG-1NK.
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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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Scope and content
Two critic's reports for the same meeting, one rejected and the other accepted. Presumably the first report did not accurately describe the meeting. Unfortunately, no records survive as to why the Officers rejected the first report. Transcription included.
One student, "Dunning," has not been identified as the few mentions of him only include his first name.