Show where Mi mathematics thematic failed the story told by a new if haven a ven correspondent of 0 tile the new york evening pot post of the locating ot of a meteor by prof 11 II A newton of yale front from data kl obtain VJ tj from it a chance photograph 0 of tho the tile me acors flight recalls recall to the hartford artford Il cott coir rant another bt ry recently relate cl hereabout by it yale vale graduate thil jungman oung man a occupied a room in Divi rilly hall one night lie he undertook mill a toy rifle to hit bit one of the rightson light son on the campus his alin aim was poor and the ball passed ahr through 0 ugh the window of an eminent and venerable professor of science not prof ne new nea A ton and Im bedded itself in the wall this was the opportunity for the professor and for science ile he too set to work and computed the curve and with the exact skill of infallible ble figures he traced the ball right back to the room of an innocent colleague who even know the rifle had been fired the unfledged minister flatly denied all knowledge of the affair but even ministers have been known to make denials in self defense and the professor had the proof with him there was thee the bullet there were the marks of its course and there was the computation worked out it looked as is if a pulpit career was to be nipped in the bud but the guilty student heard what was going on he called on the professor confessed the offense pointed out that the man of science was feet out in his co computations and advised advis ed that the matter be dropped right where it was and that was done |