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The Censors offer two topics for debate: the use of streetcars on West State Street and the use of the death penalty. Though undated, the Censors signed their names, which allows for an approximate date using the book of Thencanic Officers. Transcription included.

The censors (one of whom cannot be precisely identified) lay out the topics of debate for an upcoming meeting: Russia's system of government, the benefits of party spirit, and the direct election of U.S. Senators. 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 Censors offer as topics for debate: whether High School students may attend a reception, name-calling, and environmental protections for Niagara Falls. Transcription included.

The Censor offers as topics for debate: whether the Spanish-American War benefitted the United States, whether to censure the War Department's conduct (presumably during the war), and whether career specialization is better than generalization. Transcription included.

The Censors offer the following topics for debate: restricting immigration laws, if world expositions are an economic benefit, and if the United States should nationalize the railroads. Transcription included.

In light of an apparent decline in interest among the Thencanic Society's members, President Samuel Wood establishes a Mock Congress to further the students' debating and oratory skills. Transcription included.

Another resolution regarding a portrait of Thencanic Society supervisor Dr. Oliver P. Steves, this one dated. While it is possible that the two are connected, no decisive evidence links the two. This portrait has since been lost. Transcription included.

This brief report summarizes the Thencanic's 17th anniversary celebrations. While only two of the non-Society guests came, everyone had a good time and ate plenty of food. Transcription included.

These three resolutions by John A. Schultz, a Censor of the Thencanic Society at this time, give insight into the group's general workings. The first item involves an amendment to the By-Laws regarding the weekly Synopser, while the second and third involve invitations to and costs of the Society's 16th anniversary celebrations. Transcription included.