It is common knowledge that very few students find great interest in a subject that is presented mechanically and which shows no immediate practical value to the student. Students of education know, too, that mathematics though full of philosophical implications, cultural possibilities, logical development, dynamic content, and with numerous practical applications, is the “butt” of attack by many people and is slowly being relegated to the scrap heap, as were Latin and Greek. With this situation staring me in the face for many years, I finally made an honest attempt through one of my students to develop a greater interest in the subject, and thus to inculcate a higher desire to understand the subject better.