...Algebra. He had been over the greater part of this text-book before ; but there were, unfortunately, two or three problems which he had never been able...the book, and he must be prepared for any emergency that might arise. He accordingly set himself at work in earnest, and devoted several hours to the unsolved...

...Algebra. He had been over the greater part of this text-book before ; but there were, unfortunately, two or three problems which he had never been able...the book, and he must be prepared for any emergency that might arise. He accordingly set himself at work in earnest, and devoted several hours to the unsolved...

...of older pupils. Though he had previously studied the text-book, there were several problems in it which he had never been able to solve. There was one...particular on which he had already tried his strength several times without success. His class was now rapidly approaching this problem, and he felt the...

...of older pupils. Though he had previously studied the text-book, there were several problems in it which he had never been able to solve. There was one...particular on which he had already tried his strength several times without success. His class was now rapidly approaching this problem, and he felt the...

...a single point. A young man was employed, some years ago, as an assistant teacher in a flourishing New England academy. Among the classes which he was...at work, and devoted several hours to the unsolved Self-Reliance problem ; but still the desired result was as far from his grasp as ever. Mortifying...