A report by a Thencanic member known only as "Critic." It refers, with tongue-in-cheek seriousness, to the other members' poor appearance and behavior. Transcript available below.
unknownThis 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. 1878-1945Content warning: This yearbook uses a swastika motif as a border for its pages. Although the book dates to the period when this symbol was in fashion in the West and before its adoption by the Nazi Party, it nevertheless appears prominently throughout the work.
This yearbook for the Model Class of 1915, one of the last before the school's closure in 1917, is one of the few known extant Model School yearbooks. Aside from the normal items in a yearbook--class photos, a list of officers, a class history--this volume includes an account of the "Class Horse" and advertisements for Trenton area businesses. A partial transcript of the annotations by the original owner is included.
Please note that one corner of page is torn, affecting Isabel Clark's photograph and part of Hortense Daily's biography.
The method by which this booklet was printed, particularly the photographs, means that scanning does not accurately capture the images. Furthermore, the size of this PDF file has been reduced for uploading. A full-sized version of the scanned booklet is available by request of Trentoniana.
Benjamin Messler, 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 R. Earle Anderson on the same date (see related materials). Transcription included.
Messler, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Edmund), 1882-1952Captain Charles Sigsbee, commander of the U.S.S. Maine at the time of its explosion in Havana Harbor in February 1898, thanks the Thencanic Society for electing him an honorary member. The Thencanic admitted to the membership several notable figures from the Spanish-American War. Transcription included.
Charles C. Hewitt, at this point a student at Lehigh University, writes the Thencanic Society thanking them for electing him an honorary member. He also discusses the "Forum," Lehigh's debating society, and how it compares to the Thencanic. Finally, he gives the current membership several items of advice, from never refusing a challenge from the Normal Debating Society to avoiding a "swelled head." Transcription included.
Hewitt, Charles C. (Charles Conrad), Sr., 1881-1976Foster M. Voorhees, New Jersey State Senator for Union County and at this moment acting Governor (and later elected Governor from 1899-1902), thanks the Thencanic for electing him an honorary member. No transcription, as the document is typed.
James Green pens the Thencanic Society's president a short letter thanking the group for electing him honorary member. Transcription included.
Green, James M., 1851-1920Johnathan Wishwood, Secretary for the Lipton Tea company, thanks the Thencanic on behalf of Sir Thomas Lipton for making the company founder an honorary member of the Society. No transcription, as the document is typed.
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.
Anderson, R. Earle (Robert Earle), 1881-1967