Dr. D, Willard Lyon Initiated to Phi Beta Kappa At the request of the College of Wooster Chapter, recently added to the roster of the Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest of national honour fraternities, a meeting was held on Aug. 27 of local members of thy fraternity to initiate Dr. D. Wile ard Lyon, one of the secretaries of the Y-MLGA. National Committee, alumnus member of the fraternity. Mr. Hollis A. Wilbur, a member of the Ohio Wesleyan University chapter, was authorized to conduct the initiation, in which he was assisted by Dr. John Lee, of the University of Chicago, jand' the Rev, Charles L. Boynton, Pomona College. Owing to the short notice given, only a small proportion of local members could be gathered, 'Those present, included Miss Lily K. Haas, Wis Jeousin; 'Miss Martha Job,' Sta ford; Miss Grace C. Steinbeck, Stanford; Miss Irene Campbell, Oberlin; Mr. C. P, Ling, Rocheste Dr. J. C, McCracken, Pennsylvani Dr. H.C, Mei, Columbia Univer:
ity; Mr. Huang Hua, Darmouth; ind the Rev. Charles 'M. Myers, New York University.
At this meeting it was unani mously voted to appoint mittee to take steps looking toward the organization of a permanent Phi Beta Kappa Society in East China, and a committee coning of Messrs. Boynton and Ling and Miss Campbell was appointed to make the necessary arrangements, Proposals will shortly be sent to all known members neat Shanghai. Members of the fra-eternity who have recently returned China or whose names and addresses may not be in the hands of the committee are asked to communicate with Room 310, Missions Building, Shanghai, It' is hoped that a much more' representative meeting may be held later in the autumn, Among notable local members not present were Dr. C. Wang, the present Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Hu Shih, and Mr. Quo Tai-chi, tention had been, it ts understood, to use this new place for a $1 parimutuel, but before it could be opened there came the surrender to Public opinion, so the whole of the original betting place wat turned {into a $5 and multiple "win booth, whilst the building was devot: ed to "place.
The financial results of the meet ing scarcely "suggest that the reformers have gained by securing the closure of the $1 pari-mutuel. 'The attendance seemed to be larger than ever. especially in the to principal stands—which rather refutes the suggestion that greyhound racing is a fine sport and that people go to see it as such. The rac-the Stadium is' sometimes as ha been plainly state This was by. the directors atter the first two or three meetings and, even before direct cutism appeared. in print, they had ordered a big consignment of new Gogs, all to be very carefully seletted, besides deciding on other changes which it is not proposed to discuss now.
Over $10,000 a Race Wall, this big attendance—it was! probably well over 12,000—did not seem to be affected by the loss of the $1 pari-mutuel. In several races, over $10,000 a race was invested inthe members" and visitora; stands jointly for a "win" alone ana Little less for "places. Taking in the public stands, on a rough calculation the average invegzment on the whole course throtghouf the night must have been about $25,000 per race on-the pari-mutuel. This does not include the sweepstakes, each of which adds several hundred more dollars. as they "have, been doing' on. the race course for several years—a knot of them get together and yeo! their 20-cent pieces and dollars for 4 communal $5 ticket. The race courses, however, da not offer them four occasions a. week regularly, with more: to come, and they give them a far. better chance of calculating a winner,
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