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A report by one "W. Le Roy Randolph," who is currently unidentifiable. After stern words for the boys eating during the meeting, the author gives both praise and criticism to the day's speakers. Transcription included.

Thomas Lowery's report concerns itself almost entirely with an amendment regarding athletes' excused absences from the Society. Lowery defends the current state of things. Transcription included.

A long report in a messy hand, by an unidentified author whose name is hardly legible. Nevertheless, the author (Haddon Irvins) gives constructive criticism to his classmates on public speaking and rhetoric. Transcription included.

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 very short and messy report that deals mainly with the membership's continued habit of putting their feet up and keeping their hands in their pockets while speaking. Transcription included.

A short and messily written anonymous report of a less-than-perfect meeting. Aside from the possibly plagiarized oration, the debaters were unprepared and the rest of the membership continued to lounge about during the meeting. Transcription included.

Though this report is very brief, it implies that James S. Messler was elected Thencanic President for the Fall 1900 semester. It also offers another mention of "Brittons," probably a local apothecary that may have had a soda fountain. 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.

The Censors offer as topics for debate: the modern Olympic Games, the annexation of Hawaii, and the quality of certain Ivy League schools versus certain British schools. Transcription included.

The Censor lists the following topics for debate: whether the explosion of the U.S.S. Maine justifies war with Spain, whether the U.S. would benefit from national plebiscites, and whether geometry is better than algebra. The second topic has been circled, probably indicating that it was chosen as the topic for debate. Transcription included.