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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 short report for a shorter than usual meeting. Transcription included.

Aside from the usual comments about the membership's behavior and their habit of putting their feet up, this critic's report also mentions a "Miss Thomas," presumably the instructor in whose room the Society met. Unfortunately, she remains unidentified. Transcription included.

The middle third of this report includes the Critic's remarks about his fellow members' habit of gazing at female students out the window, using juvenile, if well-educated, language. The rest of the report discusses the antics of J. Foster Post and Marcus Farley, who proved unable to fulfill their responsibilities at this meeting. Transcription included.

A fairly short report, but one filled with a number of criticisms, including against those members who did not pay their fines, those who lounge during the Thencanic meetings, and those who resort to personal attacks during debate. 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.

James Messler's report is fairly straightforward but he includes several barbed remarks towards his fellow Thencanic members. The acronym "A.O.B.W." at the top of the letter remains undeciphered, and one student cannot be identified. Transcription included.

At the end of the 1904-1905 academic year, the Thencanic Society held a reunion banquet for its members and alumni, the product of which was this booklet. The event included a number of speeches by past Thencanic Presidents (and James M. Green). Perhaps most importantly, the booklet elaborates the names of the Thencanic's presidents through the February 1905 term. A partial transcription, covering only the autographs, is included.

A note: Trentoniana owns two copies of this booklet, which are identical aside from the autographs section. The first three pages of the attached PDF cover the entirety of the first copy, while the final page is the only unique part of the second.

This set of four documents details the history of the Thencanic memorial window, which sat in the "Chapel" of the Normal/Model Schools campus. Through Philadelphia glassmaker Alfred Godwin, the Society raised money from among its members and ex-members (nearly all of whom have been identified) to install a window celebrating philosophy and the Thencanic. The window cost $75.00, approximately $2,800 as of 2024. Transcriptions included.