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This photo exists as both a print and as the original glass plate negative. The first page is a scan of the print, while the second is a direct scan of the negative. Both depict the a boy and his Dalmatian dog at the corner of Clinton Avenue and Monmouth Street. While the photographer remains unidentified, the negative was found with others attributed to John S. Neary, Sr., the school's business administrator and a photographer by hobby.

This lantern slide, one of many created by Normal and Model Schools business administrator John S. Neary, Sr., depicts a cohort of Normal School students marching down an unknown street (perhaps State). The caption, typed directly onto the frame surrounding the image, identifies the photographer and the context. This parade likely commemorated the one-year anniversary of the Armistice that ended World War One.

This small notebook compiles the names of all of the officers of the Thencanic Society from its founding in 1882 to the end of the 19th century. Names through 1896 were recorded by William Bamford, who gifted the book to the Society around his graduation from the Normal School. Information for the last years is written in several different hands. A transcript is available below.

A humorous report, one rejected by the Society's officers due to its levity. Allusions to the events and people from around the start of the Spanish-American War dates this document to early 1898. Transcription attached.

A report by a Thencanic member known only as "Critic." It refers, with tongue-in-cheek seriousness, to the other members' poor appearance and behavior. Transcript available below.

A harsh recap of the January 13, 1893, meeting of the Thencanic Society. A transcription is attached.

An overall positive note from Critic John Rue, who praises the debate skills of the Society's new members and the improved behavior of the entire society. Transcription attached.

A brief note by the critic, which raises the usual complaints with some melodrama. Transcription attached.

A short summary in which John Rue asks the Thencanic's members to behave, lest the Society's "enemies" hear of the "disturbances." Transcription included.

A humorous report by the Critic, including puns on classmates' names and sly comments on their behavior. Words in (parentheses) are original. Transcription included.