The unidentified student known as "Reynolds" (probably "R. Reynolds") provides a report on a fairly mediocre meeting. Though some students did well, others continued to eat during the meeting, behaved poorly, and failed to prepare for the debate. Transcription included.
unknownA 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.
Thencanic Society (Model School (Trenton, N.J.))This small booklet records the Class Day exercises for the Normal School's Class of 1911, depicting the class roster, the order of exercises, the names of students performing, and officers of various bodies. Of particular note is the mention of the "Suffragette Office of 'The Seal,'" referring to what seems to have been an all-female cohort on the staff of the school newspaper. No transcription.
New Jersey State Normal School (Trenton, N.J.)Model School instructor Oliver Steves offers this sworn statement regarding the behavior of the Thencanic Society's Thomas D. Waldron. For unclear motives, The Signal "assailed" Waldron's character, and Steves came to his defense. Transcription included.
Steves, Oliver P., 1837-1902This resolution documents an attempt by the Thencanic Society to regain some control of The Signal, the school newspaper that started in the Society. One of the signatories' names is known (John Muirhead), but he cannot be conclusively connected with anyone. The results of this committee appear in a report issued the following week, in which T. C. Hill advises that the Society cannot obtain an editorship, but could pursue reporter positions. Transcriptions included.
Hill, Thomas C. (Thomas Clifford), 1877-1948