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J. Foster Post reports on a very disordered meeting, with students "thundering" and playing with the radiators. Post also criticizes the previous week's critic. Transcription included.

A short report with the usual events of a Thencanic meeting. While the Critic throws some barbs at his classmates, his review is positive overall. Transcription included.

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.

This booklet outlines the events of one of the Thencanic Society's "entertainments." The main item was Howard Hanson's farce-comedy "An Equilateral Triangle," the text of which does not survive. It does, however, include the names (or at least the first two initials) of the participating members, as well as their class years. No transcription, as the booklet is typed.

Another report of the Society's rowdy behavior, including comments about the boys' "large lung capacity," their habit of looking at "hens" out the window, and their attempts to pass notes during meetings. The Critic also mentions that the acting Governor of New Jersey spoke before the Society for Memorial Day; the report of this meeting, if it ever existed, has been lost.

A humorous summary of the Thencanic's meeting, which included a game of football, name-calling based in U.S. monetary policy, and demonstrations on "how to make love." Transcription included.

Welling S. Katzenbach, who seems to have recently graduated from the Model School, congratulates the Thencanic Society on the election of new officers. He offers his opinions on the selected students, and offers some reflections on the debating society at the post-secondary institution he was attending at this time. 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.

Robert V. Whitehead, the first President of the Thencanic Society, thanks the current membership for electing him an honorary member. Ahead of the Society's 17th anniversary celebrations, he also offers his warm feelings and best wishes toward the group. Transcription included.

A detailed report from the critic, with individual notes for many of the Thencanic members. Suspicions of gas leaks, loud audience members, and distractions from homework appear to have made this meeting rather memorable. Not every student mentioned could be identified. Transcription included.