Show arithmetic made easy the class lit in business arithmetic in ill one of the new york evening schools Is made up tip wholly of men who wield the etc ax and push the shovel during the day these men are ambitious tb t improve their minds and the fact that they give up their evenings to study shows that they appreciate the kalug of a trained mind but they are li pa stupid in tome some things on the first evening sod said the tha teacher acher tp 1 I asked the class how much Is six times two there was wa ri no d apparent desire to shirk shar k the question but no amount of head scratching or knitting of brows could bring forth an answer ill put the question in another said 1 I suppose your boss Is paying paving you at the rate of etwo two dollars doll arii a lay day how much do you get at tho cud of a weeks work evry man hail had his hand up no it ehe dollars said one in the first VIT these men can think thiele in dollars and ct tents quickly enough said he feath or but figures are gree greek k to them |