Word: elemental
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...last meeting of the Conference Francaise, Mr. T. Henckels, of the French department, gave a delightful causerie on California. The subject was all the more delightful because of the personal element introduced with great charm and grace by the speaker. The audience, among whom were several Californians, were in sympathetic touch with the speaker, who, it is hoped will again favor the Conference with an account of another of his personal experiences...
When at first the play has become a reality one does not mind it. The first business seems like going back to boyish days. But when life loses this element of play, if it does lose it all, there comes the tragedy of real life. It comes when all play is gone and when there is nothing left except tiresome work. He who once worked in play is now driven...
Will the managers of the Whist Tournament allow a suggestion as to the manner of determining the winning two couples from each section? Two methods have been proposed, but both are opened to objection. If the decision is made on the basis of games won, the element of luck is unnecessarily large. A couple might lose two games and win the other. If they had kept their opponents' score down and made the most of their good cards, when they did come, they ought to reap the advantage...
There is a third method left which is eminently fair as it reduces the element of luck to the minimum. Let the decision be made on the percentage of points won, that is, in the case just cited, the first couple would have won 47 per cent, and the second, 58 per cent. This would really let every couple show what they could do in 48 hands, and it stands to reason that luck would even itself more in 48 than 16 hands...
...Digression of Malton" is the poorest story in the number. Though it may portray one element of college life, the story seems improbable and is weak in its conclusion. There is no perceptible plot and the characters are not interesting...