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In this example of an oration given before the Thencanic Society, James S. Messler gives a survey history of the French presidency. After some introductory remarks, Messler focuses mostly on the then-contemporary president, Émile Loubet (president 1899-1906), and his immediate predecessor, Félix Faure (president 1895-1899); this detail narrows the date of the oration to ca. 1899. Perhaps most notably, Messler touches upon the anti-Semitic Dreyfus Affair, which in 1899 was roiling the French Republic. 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.

This report offers a brief summary of the events at the Thencanic's 16th anniversary celebrations. The Society's members and Normal/Model School staff made remarks (two staff members remain unidentified), and everyone enjoyed refreshments. Transcription included.

James Messler's report is fairly straightforward but he includes several barbed remarks towards his fellow Thencanic members. The acronym "A.O.B.W." at the top of the letter remains undeciphered, and one student cannot be identified. Transcription included.

James S. Messler gives his brother Benjamin serious competition for the longest Critic's Report. This highly detailed summary of the meeting includes some of the usual discussion of the membership's behavioral issues, but Messler takes some time to lay out what qualities he believes embody a Thencanic member. Transcription included.

The Censors offer the following as topics for debate: trading the Philippines for the British West Indies, applying Civil Service Reform laws to municipal offices, and the benefits of a whipping-post over a jail. Transcription included.

This set of four documents details the history of the Thencanic memorial window, which sat in the "Chapel" of the Normal/Model Schools campus. Through Philadelphia glassmaker Alfred Godwin, the Society raised money from among its members and ex-members (nearly all of whom have been identified) to install a window celebrating philosophy and the Thencanic. The window cost $75.00, approximately $2,800 as of 2024. Transcriptions included.