The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-14
THE TEACHER
HAD STUDIED
BOXING, TOO
Instructor and Pupil Indulge in
ImprOmptu Scrap in
the Classroom
Student Wit Will Not Be So
Funny Hereafter at Ex=
pense of Teacher

Though pugilsm is not a part of
their scholastic course. the students OF
the University school, $500 Clay street.
preparatory institution for the sons
of the socially exclusive, were given an
exciting demonstration OF the fstic art
Wednesday afternoon. when Professor
Henry Maxim, teacher OF history. and
Leo ". Rudy. pupil undertook TO
settle their differences by punching
each others heads. Rudy swore out
"a warrant yesterday for the arrest of
the professor.
The school is conducted by Prof Carl
A. Billings, a graduate Of Harvard and
Heidelberg. II was Professor Maxim's
duty TO impart 10 the students a knowl-
eGge OF history. Ruddy. a strapping
Young fellow. 20 years old, was the wit"
OF the classroom. On one occasion. ac-
cording 10 his own statements. he sent
his fellow students into commissions
by squirting water up in the air with
4 water pistol. thereby irritating Pro-
lessor Billings, who al that moment
was intent on explaining the eXhilarat-
ing fact that the angles at the base OF
an isosceies triangle are equal.
On another occasion, also admitted
by Ruddy. he INDUCED in wiGicism of
being arrested for disturbing the peace,
trihing detail Of having a row with
colored man in Fillmore street being
the point Of the joke.
PUPIL STARTS TROUBLE
Therefore. last Wednesday. when
Professor Maxim started to delve into
history. Ruddy objected and requested
the professor TO come up to date aQd
put over something he had not heard
before.
We had that lesson two weeks ago"
said Rudy. DO you think ! am pay
ing to lrave all the old stuff repeated"
ThereupOn war ensued From this
point the tales differ. According to
Maxim, the pupil attempted TO tighten
the wearisOme drag of medieval history
by singing comic songs.
II asked him to STOP" said Maxim,
and finally prevailed on him to do so.
A short time later he began to inter
fere with the studies again. saying the
lessons were old. I then asked him TO
leave the room and he refused 10 do SO.
Z did my best TO make the boy under
stand that he could not interrupt the
studies OF the others. but he would not
listen to reason. He cooked his legs on
the desk and kept on sneering. In our
exchange OF words he called me a liar,
and I walked up TO him, my intention
being TO eject him from the classroom.
As ] approached he squared of TO fight
and I thrashed him.
TT WAS 4 LOVELY SCRAP
Though he is a professor in medieval
history. Maxim is 2 young man of IS
years, with ma gnificent pair of shoul-
ders and possesses modern way of
taking care Of himself Boxing was
one OF his pet amusements while he
was a student al the University Of
California.
The fight according TO the onlOok-
ers. was. from sporting view, a
gorgeous affair Ruddy was the heavier
man. but the professor Of history had
the greater science. The upshot was
that Rudy came out Of the scrap with
two black eyes. a broken nose and a
pulled cheek while Maxim did not
show a mark. Professor Billings cast
himself between the combatants
Ruddy's tale differed somewhat from
that OF the professors.
Il did rot sing in class" said he.
Ny objection was that we were going
over the same ground time and again.
and I told the professor I was paying
10 learn something new. l had my
feet crossed as ] spoke and he com
msnded me to uncrOss them and rest
them on the floor. This ! refused to
DO, telling him that I would not heed
such childish orders. He then came
up 10 me and while was sitting down.
struck me on the side of the head. 1
then tried to protect myself and we
got 10 lighting,