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Critic's Report, 04 January 1895 · Item · 04 January 1895
Part of TFPL New Jersey State Normal and Model Schools at Trenton and Successor Institutions Collection

A long report by William Bamford that features many of the characteristics of the Thencanic's meetings: rowdy behavior from the members, tongue-in-cheek remarks, and discussion of the Society's debating practices. In this particular report, Bamford proposes a scoring system to ensure impartial judging ahead of the Society's debate on women's suffrage. Transcription included.

Bamford, William B. (William Brokaw), ca. 1878-1945
Lists of Thencanic Society Officers, 1882-1899 · Item · ca. 1898-1899
Part of TFPL New Jersey State Normal and Model Schools at Trenton and Successor Institutions Collection

This small notebook compiles the names of all of the officers of the Thencanic Society from its founding in 1882 to the end of the 19th century. Names through 1896 were recorded by William Bamford, who gifted the book to the Society around his graduation from the Normal School. Information for the last years is written in several different hands. A transcript is available below.

Bamford, William B. (William Brokaw), ca. 1878-1945
Thencanic letter from William Bamford, 16 May 1898 · Item · 1898
Part of TFPL New Jersey State Normal and Model Schools at Trenton and Successor Institutions Collection

William Bamford, Model School Class of 1896, included this letter with his book of Thencanic Society officers from 1882 to 1896. In it he explains his process of creating the work and why he assembled it. It provides important contextual information on this essential document. Transcription included.

Bamford, William B. (William Brokaw), ca. 1878-1945
Thencanic Mock Congress Dockets, House Bills 1-28, January to March 1894 · Item · 1894
Part of TFPL New Jersey State Normal and Model Schools at Trenton and Successor Institutions Collection

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.

Thencanic Society (Model School (Trenton, N.J.))
Thencanic Society resolution on Mock Senate, ca. January 1895 · Item · 1895
Part of TFPL New Jersey State Normal and Model Schools at Trenton and Successor Institutions Collection

In this resolution, the Thencanic establishes for itself a Mock Senate and appoints a President, two clerks, and two Sergeants-at-Arms for the body. One of the clerks cannot be connected with anyone with the information available. Transcription included.

Bamford, William B. (William Brokaw), ca. 1878-1945