The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-02-01
High School Graduates Say
Things About the
the ArkWright So.
eial Club.
ALL ABOUT A DANCE
Both Sets Fix Reception for
the Same Night Princi.
pal Hopkins Took
a Hand.

Much hitter fsalfng has resulted bstween
The Senior Glass Of the Jersey City High
School and a number Of graduates who
are banded together under the Eame Of
the Arxwright Social Club, because Of q
conflict in the dates Of the receptions Of
both organizations. These receptions
were held last night, and the Seniors ef
High School accuse the graduates Of op-
posing them in their undertaking.
Principal Hopkins, Of the High school,
took sides with the Seniors. He said yes
teraay at the High School to al the
scholars that they should not patEonize
the dance given by the graduates al the
Jersey City Club. He said It was the
duty Of the pupils to support the Seniors
in their undertaking and help them make
a success of it.
It is the custom Of the January and
June classes Of High School to hold re-
ceptions each spring to defray the sxz
penses Of the gradntion exercises held in
the Academy OF Music each June. The
January class had its reception couple
OF months ago in the Jersey City Club
The June class began arranging for It's
reception. which was held last night n
Prior-to this the graduates calling thstn-
the Jersey City Club from the steward,
William Giananni They picked out last
night as the date for their reception.
Subsequently the committee Of the June
class called on the officials Of the jersey
City Club and asked for tae hall fez last
night. They were told that It had oesn
hired 10 the social club named above.
Then the committee secured Hasbrouck
- r. ~
a few days ago that the Seniors sesrnsd
who the Arkwright Social Club Were-
They impaired the information to Prin-
cipal Hopkins. The principal cal ed in
aIr Lawrence Bennett, one Of The sradu-
ates. ard asked him If il ware tr1s tHat
rhe graduates were to hold a reception IN
opposition to the Seniors. Bennett re-
Piled that there was no intention en- the
part Of the graduates to oppose TIE
Seniors, in fact they d.d not know teak
the Seniors were TO hosd a reception me
same pigst.
Mr.. Hopkins then offered 10 pay all the
expenses the graduates had Incurred i
they would abandon their reception Benz
nett explained it was too late. as a great
many tickets were out and could not lFs
recalled. Mr.. Hopkins said no more as
that time. It was yesterday that ne ex-
pressed himself TO the scholars n the
High School.
Both receptions were held last uignt and
both were successful. Up TO midnight It
looked very much as though the Arls-
wright Clubs dance had fallen through
Three musicians arrived at eight o'clock
but found no one there to receive them.
Secretary W. c. Glass told the musicians
that the hall had not been hired from
him and that he had never hsard Of the
club in question. The musicians left
some time thereafter the committee Of
the club arrived After learning Of the
departure Of the musicians they hustled
around and induced them TO return It
was almost midnight before the dance be-
gan. A hundred or more persons waited
impatiently up to this time
Meanwhile the reception Of the senior
class was in progress at Hasbrouck Hal.
Tais was also a success. The hall was
crowded. Nothing was heard Of the con-
troversy until this morning.
Mr. Leo Harvey one OF the members Of
the ArSwright Club. said this morning
/ that the club was in no way opposed 10
the Senior Glass.
I'VE arranged our dance long before
they did. said he, "and there was no way
to get out of it. The Seniors held their
event much earlier than usual this year.
Way, they only became seniors the same
day Of the dance. That was ridiculous
on their part. If we had known Of their
( intentions we would have postponed Our
dance to a more convenient tinle-
seMr. Hopkins was kind enough to vol
unteer to defray our expenses in the event
Of our abandoning the dance. but this
could not be done and if it could We
would havs been willing to stand al
losses rather than have the Seniors feel
that We were fighting Them
The Seniors are sore, however. anfh some
assert that the graduates did pppose,
them.