PUGILISM AMONGST UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 309, 29 December 1881, Page 4

PUGILISM AMONGST UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS.

(Melbourne «• Argos," December 5 ) The difference whioh occurred od Thursday httat theUniverßity between two members of the profeisorial stsfif after a board meeticg has beeD formally reported to the Councillor and Council Further reticence on our pait on a subject which must eooner or later obtain full publicity is therefore no longer necessary. The meeting was held for the election of the president for the year of the professorial board, and four professors were present. Each professor was supposed to write od a slip of paper the name of the candidate whom he voied for. On examining the slips one by one, and calling out the name ou each as ha opened it, the registrar discovered that one side was blank. Prof. N&fifion said that his vote had been overlocked, end bended in a slip, whicb Others s&y was not submitted until the other votes bad been anrouncei?. Mr Namon's vote caused Prtfrseor M'Coy, who was tbe only candidate who received t»o votes to be elected. AUer the meeting was over, the result of the election (to which no special importance was attached) formed the topic of conversation between two or three gentle 1 meD. Profetßor Elkington remarked to Mr NaDeon that he had no particular ' reason to be proud of the event he i ad brought about. An explanation was demanded. Mr Elkington told Mr NanßOn that he put in a blank paper in the first instance, and did not fill up the Eecond nntil he had ascertained bow the other votes bad gone. Mr Nanson then gave Mr Elkiogtoa the Me direct, and the latter promptly struck Mr Nanson in the face, the blow driving that gentleman backward*. Before leaving the rocm Mr Elkington took BDotber acd somewhat kindred metbod of expressing his resentment at Mr Naneot's word*. Pariicolars of tbe affair were noted down in the presence of the gentlemen remaining in the room, and they were forwarded to tbe University authorities by Mr Nanson. It is understood that in the event of the Council taking no action in the matter Mr Nanson will reeort to legal proceedinge.