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The Censors offer the following topics for debate: restricting immigration laws, if world expositions are an economic benefit, and if the United States should nationalize the railroads. Transcription included.

The Censors offer as topics for debate: whether High School students may attend a reception, name-calling, and environmental protections for Niagara Falls. Transcription included.

The Censors offer the following as topics for debate: trading the Philippines for the British West Indies, applying Civil Service Reform laws to municipal offices, and the benefits of a whipping-post over a jail. Transcription included.

A report of a positive meeting of the Thencanic, featuring a debate on dancing with lively examples. The Critic also mentions a "ladies gallery" that had set up in the nearby chemistry laboratory. Transcription included.

An overall positive report, the first by Robert Earle Anderson (who was 15 in 1896). He gives many of his fellow Thencanic members praise for their debate performance, but recommends one invest in some cough drops. Transcription included.

R. Earle Anderson, a recent alumnus of the Model School, extends his gratitude to the Thencanic Society for electing him an Honorary Member. He name-drops several notable military and political figures of the time who have also received this honor: the U.S. Navy commanders Charles Sigsbee, W. S. Schley, and George Dewey, all heroes of the Spanish-American War, as well as the Qing Dynasty statesman Li Hongzhang. For an unknown reason, the text of this letter is identical to the one sent by Benjamin Messler on the same date (see related materials). Transcription included.