Show one ve ue of mathematics matics in an offhand sketch of professor chrystal one of his hia old pupils tells how this mathematician made his hia science aid him in the management of his bia class clam tha daring spirits say those who were going into their fai fathers liers office and so did not look upon chrystal as a door locked to their advancement sought ht to bring sunshine into the room chrystal soon baa ha the blind down on that to relieve tho the monotony a student at the end of bench ten dropped a marble which toppled slowly downward toward the professor at every step it took there was a smothered guffaw but chrystal who was working at the board did not turn his hia head when the marble reached the floor he said still with his hia back to the tha class will the student at the end of bench ten who dropped that marble stand apt up all eyes dilated he had counted the falls of the marblo marble from step to step chicago post |