The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-10-06
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Ir won't - he frs; tine we helped
oIt somebody q arithmetic. stood
l. stout The head q ny class il
Mathematics al through schcol. if I
O. 10y II myself Everybody USED 70
come 70 ne when hey wanted any
assistance On real pestery problem.
de picked up the bouk and turned
over 70 me opening passages On ne
sltiec' o! cube root. For long time
be continued 70 lcOk inienty IL the
sample problems and the rules in
such cases made and provided. In the
meanwhile his son and heir sat al his
side drawing picture Of q house OF
his tablet "Csntchuh % en-, dsd?"
be asked after awhile
Certainly ! can DO them" replied
Citizen, iTCwning with quiet dignity.
y was just glancing over these pages
In order 70 find Wha, IL the best way
70 explain The subject 10 You. 50 that
YOU will be able 10 grasp the prob
lens just as well as ! can You 90
ahead and be studying something else
while ! 20 into this thoroughly
AFTER an hour or 50 Citizen junior
began 70 grow sleepy and Citizen pere
told him he'd better 90 10 bed as he
had some papers 10 read and wouldn't
have time 70 20 over his lessons with
him before morning anyhow. They
would get up bright and early in the
morning and son could master the
cube root proposition then in jiffy
under fathers tutelage.
il was about midnight when Citizen.
with brow deeply corrugated and a
half score Of envelopes covered with
scratchy little fgures-to say nothing
of the margins of the evening paper
| decided 70 retire At the breakfast
table in the morning the fond and do
| ling father addressed himself 70 his
/ son as follows:
Ny boy" says he. 81 have thought
| this matter over carefully and while
/ as you well know, ! am deeply inter
/ csted in your studies and willing 10
| give my time 70 aid you in any way.
/ vet ieel that II will be better for you
| in The long run 10 dig these problems
/ ont for yourself without any assist
ance II may seem little difficult at
/ the time, but once you have mastered
/ your subject you will be the stronger
| for having done II unaided There's
! no reason why you shouldn't sur
! mount the intricacies Of these little
/ problems and come to have Just as
! rood a grasp on them as have And
/ IF you show the right kind Of stuff in
! Won and pass your examination all
! right, I'll take YOU out 70 the park
some evening and let you ride on the
! chute the chutes.'