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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 (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 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.

Several members of the Thencanic, making up a committee to plan entertainment for an unspecified event, report on what acts the Society has prepared. In addition to requiring students to obtain their own costumes, the committee also requests that each student pay one dollar for expenses. While the date is not listed, the names of the students points to ca. 1895. Transcription included.

The Thencanic Society's mock congress for the first months of 1894 produced this packet of dockets, which includes the title of each bill and their supporters, plus a summary of further actions and the results of any votes. They unfortunately do not include the full text of each bill. Nevertheless, these dockets shed light onto the topics the Society deemed important, such as women's suffrage, annexing Canada, immigration, and the prohibition of alcoholic beverages. A partial transcription is included, which provides only a summary of each bill without directly copying them verbatim. Not every student's name has been connected with a person.

John T. Drake, the Thencanic President for the first half of 1895, provided this written message to the membership as recompense for his absence at the group's final meeting. Drake summarizes the activities and challenges of the last several months, from the "dark clouds of dissention" in January 1895 to the "entertainment" the Society held. Before offering his sincere thanks for voting him President, Drake suggests the Thencanic occasionally hold public meetings, to allow the members to debate before an open audience. This message is numbered "2"; if a "Message 1" ever existed, it has since been lost. Transcription included.