The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-04
.SCHOOLBOYS SQUABDLH
Forensic and Pierian Societies
Of the High School at
War Over Mr.. Coles
Speech.

The forensic Society and the Pierian
Society, two literary associations con-
nected with the High School and COM
posed OF pupils thereof, are at logger
heads. The cause of the trouble is state
ment made by Mr.. William Cole, son of
the far-famed Frank o. Cole and mem
Der of the Forensic Society, at an enter
talnment of that society held March 81
lMr. Cole appeared on the programme for
an address. In this address he paid a
glowing tribute to the Alpha Sigma So
ciety. composed of the literary young la
dies of the school and in speaking of the
Plerian Society he intimated that that
organization was composed of rejected
members of the Forensic. He made sew
eral other sarcastic remarks and in gem
eral wiped up the floor with the Pierian
membership
There were several members of the Pie
rian Society present, and for a while it
looked as though there might be trouble
Mr.. Cole was asked to explain his re-
marks but he refused to do SO. Ever since
bad blood has existed between the two
ssocletles, and when a pupil appeared who
looked s as II he had literary tastes both
societies grabbed for him In the end
the society he refused always felt ag-
gr1eved, and for a time would endeavor
to make things hot for it's successful rival.
fhings have been going on in this way
for some time
To a reporter for ssThe News a mem
Der of the Forensic said yesterday:-"Th
Plerlans are feeling very sore because
we procured tw6smembers whom they were
STRIVING hard to rope in. Our society is
one Of long standing, in the school, and if
a pupil sees fit to join our ranks [ do not
see any reason why a younger and less
experienced society should raise a kick. .
MT. William Cole, who made the ad-
dress which caused the trouble, was also
seen. He said his remarks were intended
to snow that at the time several members
oi the school We're rejected by the FoFen-
sicans and in jealous fit they organized
the Pierian Society as an opposition or
ganization. This is what was meant by the
statement that the Pierian was a society
composed of rejected members of the
Forensic. While such may not be the case
now, he said, still at one time it was the
case.
The reporter engaged member of the
PIerian Society in conversation and in
quired if what Mr.. Cole had said was
true.
why, no." the answer was, "there is
| not word of truth in it. What the
gentleman refers to is the case of Mr.
| BIerck, who was one of the organizers
of our society. He was at one time a
member OF the Forensic, but became dis
| gusted with the way affairs were going
| on and rendered his resignation which
was accepted. Seeing the need of a liter
ary society he went ahead and organized
wat - uOW lue E1erldn Society. AT
no time in our existence have we had
| a member anyone who was rejected by
| the Forensic Society.
The Forensic Society is the Oldest
organization in the school and as such
'oeiieye they, have rights which we do
s. Things are going on merrily at the
High School in consequences OF this
| Wordy war in which both organizations
+ are exercising their literary talent Mr.
| Haskell, the principal of the school. ii
is claimed by the Pierians, read the ad-
oress Mr.. Cole was to make. and ap-
proved of 1t in every way. Mr.. Haskell
says ne saw nothing wrong in the ad-
a wrong view of the case. Meanwhile
the members of the two societies look
across across the street when they pass each
otner, and the strained relations bid
fair to exist for some time. unless q
satisfactory explanation is made by the