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Bunce, Edgar F., 1887-1974
Person · 1887-1974

Superintendent of Schools in New Jersey and Member of the Faculty Committee on Assembly Programs at Trenton. Later president at Glassboro from 1937-1952.

Person · 1880-1959

Member of Model School class of 1900; graduated from Lehigh University in 1909. Chief electrical engineer for John A. Roebling's Sons, Co. until 1948. Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Trenton Free Public Library (1927-1933), and member or officer of numerous other local organizations.

Corporate body · 1882-1917

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.

McKinley, William, 1843-1901
Person · 1843-1901

Twenty-fifth President of the United States (1897-1901). Included as a subject here as the Thencanic Society, which existed during his presidency, discusses him occasionally.