A report by one "W. Le Roy Randolph," who is currently unidentifiable. After stern words for the boys eating during the meeting, the author gives both praise and criticism to the day's speakers. Transcription included.
Sin títuloThomas Lowery's report concerns itself almost entirely with an amendment regarding athletes' excused absences from the Society. Lowery defends the current state of things. Transcription included.
Sin títuloAnother report by William Bellerjeau, this one shorter than the previous. He spends most of the time chiding the members for "rubbering" (staring) at girls. Transcription included.
Sin títuloTwo reports for the meeting, or meetings, in the last weeks of October. Both are dated October 27, but J. Foster Post's report likely refers to the meeting of October 20. Regardless, Post's report was rejected. The second, by an unidentified author named "R. Reynolds," directly criticizes the apparently poor quality Post's report.
Both reports describe events surrounding the Thencanic's anniversary celebrations, held the last Friday in October, which further complicates the question of dating. Either way, these reports together give insight into a long-running and much beloved annual Thencanic event. Transcription included.
A long, slightly meta, commentary on the meeting. Persifor Spilsbury emphasizes the need for honest criticisms, even if they upset the Thencanic's members. He also points out flaws in the students' behavior and oratory, chastizes them for making excuses, and demands they "act as gentlemen or get out of the Society." Some students cannot be identified with the provided information. Transcription included.
Sin títuloAside from the usual comments about the membership's behavior and their habit of putting their feet up, this critic's report also mentions a "Miss Thomas," presumably the instructor in whose room the Society met. Unfortunately, she remains unidentified. Transcription included.
Sin títuloJ. Foster Post has strong words for the Model School athletes in this critic's report. In addition to decrying the athletes' complaints about attending one meeting a week, Post also critiques the membership at large for playing with the gas lamps and other rowdy behavior. Transcription included.
Sin títuloAt the end of the 1904-1905 academic year, the Thencanic Society held a reunion banquet for its members and alumni, the product of which was this booklet. The event included a number of speeches by past Thencanic Presidents (and James M. Green). Perhaps most importantly, the booklet elaborates the names of the Thencanic's presidents through the February 1905 term. A partial transcription, covering only the autographs, is included.
A note: Trentoniana owns two copies of this booklet, which are identical aside from the autographs section. The first three pages of the attached PDF cover the entirety of the first copy, while the final page is the only unique part of the second.
Sin títuloA sharp report on a "wretched" meeting, one of the first of the academic year. Bellerjeau recounts the behavior during the election of officers, and also criticizes the Society for having every member give a speech at this meeting. However, he also mentions an oath the boys swore at a previous meeting to "turn over a new leaf." Transcription included.
Sin títuloThis 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.
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