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This critic's report offers only a hint of insight into the meeting itself, but the doodled caricatures throughout are the highlight. The faces unfortunately do not have names, but likely represent other students and staff at the Model School. 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.

This report, by an author known only as "F.W.", provides both praise and criticism to the Thencanic members. The author stresses the importance of proper posture, oratory, and behavior, among other points needing improvement. 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 harsh recap of the January 13, 1893, meeting of the Thencanic Society. A transcription is attached.

Another brief report, albeit a mostly positive one. Transcription included.

A very short summary of the Thencanic meeting, an uncommon report from Charles Camp. Unfitting with his previous behavior, Camp urgently calls for order in the Society. Transcription included.

A brief but positive report on the behavior of the Society. Britton offers no real negative comments, unusual for Critic's Reports. 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 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.