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22 WILMETTE LIFE April 1, _1927 · ices are n·ot interesting and that the N. U. STUDENTS NOT minister attacks youth too much. A few profess not to believe in religion AVERSE TO CHURCHES or the church, and others doubt whether the church truly represents Christi~nity. A small ·m inority are Questionnaire Indicates 75 Per- offended by lack of cordiality on the cent of Students Attend part of church people and the inconChurch Services sistency of their lives. OnlY about one student in six of Religion is not losing its hold on thesr partiCipating in supplemental the thought and interest of university organizations in their home church, students if the results of ·a recent such as Sunday school and young peocampus survey at Northwestern uni- ple's socie ties, continue these relations versity are typical. in am· other church while in the uniIn response to a questionnaire given versity. Yet university students arc out by Dr. Delton T. Howard, person ·~ found filling positions a s organists. nel director, and ·George H. Betts, di- singers, teachers, ushers , club leaders rector of research, 1,649 students rep- and scoutmasters. resenting arts, education, engineering, 19% in Y. M. C. A. commerce and the graduate ~chool, Campus religious organization s clo HESE MODERN MISS SHOES for young gave detailed information concerning not appeal equally with churches, only women in their teens were designed first of their religious thought, interests ancl 19r,1r of men and SY!c of women be all to let the foot develop nonnally-as it activities. longing to the Y. M. and Y. V·l. C. A. Here are some of the striking facts: rc;o;pcctively. Rea so ns off creel for failshould. That's the point that careful mothers Seventy-five percent of Northwes~ ttrc to . wi11 look for first. give bet tf' r support to these ortern ;o;t:tdcnts ar memh r rs of churches, ganizations .arc : outsictc acti\·itie.;;, But Daughter is going to look for style first, as agatn;o;t le ss than. fifty t~erc e nt for . neglect. sec 11 {1 benefits, due s too hurand so Pool t1 Piper Modern Miss Shoes are de l the gc' twral popt~lat.tnn. \\omen s tu - ~ clensome. dents outran k men 111 ch urch tllL'llllwr'l'l . . · · ·'t . signed so rnodishly up~to-the-minute that she ship h\' about thrl't percent. 1at t 1 1c ~t~ttl!( 1 .c ot untver:-.t Y. st_t~may give no thought to these other features. . Thi t D · t' dent .; to rc ltgton ts not one of tmlnr y enomana aons . .. I . I · 1 f 1 90rt Thirt\· different denominations arc terence 1_=" s 1~\~n >~ ~ le a.ct t lat . to But she hnows she has comfort as well a.s reprcse;tted among the students, the speak. ot rc ltg;tous dtscusstons. carnc.rl sl yle. for !Vlodern Miss Shoes give her both~ M cthodi·;tc; leading ,,·ith 25% of ~II ~~n \\'tth other st ud ent s or \nth tht'lr church me 111 her s. Presbvtcrians com- In structor s or dean s. Telephone University 973 ing- next with 11 ~j and ('atholics third Six per cent of the student group \\'ith 8%. claim that n ·ligiou s matt ers seldom Out of l.Gl2 st udents · re: )orting-. 8o5 or tll:Yer occupy th ei r thought. while go to church "frequently" or every almost SOl;( sa~· that they frequently Sunday, 375 go occasionally, \\·bile 372 think of rcligiou ;o; question". ancl .tSr!o se ldom or never g-o. Girl students beat that' .religious problems occa<.;ion<llly I men as church goers, 57% of them at- occupy their mind s . .. ·INC· tending "frcqtiently" or every SunThe fear of man)· persons that highday \\·hile only 46% of tbc men at- er eclucat ion tends to make people CHILDI\EN'S SHOE SPECJAUSTS tend that often.' · cold or hostile toward religion docs Evan.ston. Illinois 1 6o8 · Chicago A venue The most common reason s for stu- not seem to he borne out by the dents not attending church are pres- North,,·estern surveY. Out of 1.500 sure of work and acknowledged lazi~ students reporting on this point 315 ness. Some complain that church serv-~ admit a decrea se of .re ligious inter e:o;t, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 294 claitn greater ittter est attd 951 ca tt · see no change since entering the university. Co~rses Aid Religion ~lore than ninetY different coursl'..;, among, \\'hich arc .modern drama. a .,~ tronomy, Bible. psyc hology. hi.ology, chemistry, Greek and philosophy. arc mentioned as heing distinct! _ ,. helpiul Proper prumng permits the neglect of and stimulating religiou sly. That one no dead limbs no matter how far up or person's food may he another's poison how inaccessible. This phase of tree cul is . hown hy the fact that many of the cour ses mentioned as religiously ture demands extraordinary thoroughness , ·helpful \\'Cr<: <le,ignatcd by other 'st uskill and courage. Dead and dying branches dents as being harmful to religion . spread tr~c diseases and insects. Accidents Aim os t 4W,~ of t !1 e student s speak are caused by decayed branches falling. of the religiou s hrlpfulnc ss oi pc:·sonal friendship s. ~1an~· testify that th.e discipline of certain fra te rniti es and SMOritic:-; and their in sistc ncl' nn church going is a stimulating influence. A small number find th eir 1'1-a- . ternitv or sororit\· rt·lation detrimental to .rc lig-ion. . Arc universitY students more religious or lrss - religious than other ( r) the removal of all dead, decayed, people? If the ~orthwestcrn group diseased and injured wood and bark; (2) are representati,·es and if the~' tell the sterilizing of all cut surfaces: (3) the the truth (to rncouragc frankne ss no water-proofing of cut surfaces; ( 4) aidnames \\'ere signee! to the questionnaires) the student population is probing quick recovery, as by filling and coverably neither more religious ; 1 1r lc:;s ing deep cavities: ( 5) inspection, once or religious than the social group from several times a year to forestall the action \Yhich they come. Sensible-of Course, but .Stylish, Too! T PmL 1 & PIPER , Trees·Trimmed Correctly! The Fundamental Principles of Tree Surgery may be briefly summarized as follows: of new defects that may arise. Not in Discord Lynch Tree Surgeons work and live on the north shore. They know how to properly handle your Tree Surgery problems. Pests and decay creep downward from the top. Skill and courage play a part in successfully controlling them by pruning. THOMAS J. LYNCH 564 Lincoln Avenue WINNETKA Telephone 1294 I Tree Specialist 11. r I 3 I Green Bay Road GLENCOE Telephone 514 years on the North Shore Three out of four of them arc chttrch members '"hen they enter the unive.rsity: and about the same proper~ tion when the leave. They go to church more or less and often take some part in the church program. They grumble a good deal at the church and the preacher, and put so!lle money in the collection plates. They are more interested in religion than they are in the ecclesiastical organiza~ tion but they are not really in discord with the church. They do not prom~ ise to set the world on fi.re with their fervor, but most of them will send their children to Sunday school.