Sixty People Talk Religion At Discussion Department Head Leads Discourse Question as to Religion as Escape From Life Is Central Theme For Westminster Group “The people who really find God in contemplation never stay in contemplation.’’ So Dr. E. W. Warrington, head of the depart ment of religion at Oregon State college and the University, sum marized the discussion in which 60 men and women took part last night at Westminster house. “Is religion just an escape from life—a retreat from reality?” This was the question thrown out in Dr. Warrington’s introduction. The emphasis at the beginning of the discussion however, was shift ed to personal experience and ob servation of members of the group on the question, “Do you note a trend toward formalism in relig ion?” Formalism Trend The awe-inspiring architectural features of the newest California churches, the magnificence of the cathedral of St. John the Divine which is being built in New York City, and the general tendency of most congregations to be looking forward to building “bigger and better churches” were suggested as evidence of a trend toward %for malis min religious architecture. Another point of view brought up by several was that religion was becoming more interested in human relations, less interested in ritual and fine buildings. Exam ples given included the work of the Salvation Army and of such indi viduals as E. Stanley Jones, mis sionary in India and famous auth or of religious books, and Kagawa, Japanese Christian who worked among the poorest classes and McDonald 12:30—Continuous—11:30 TWO BIG FEATURES This One a Baffling Mystery! ! This One - - A Gay Musical Show Film of England! ! AT LAST IT’S HERE! The story that TIJ P has proved I HI* so success ful as a novel and a play. companitins with JESSIE MATTHEWS Nature’s most beautifully formed girl A Fox-Gaumont-Britbh Picture Cressman HeIps With Burial of Dell Skeleton Mystery A new factor in the "great bone mystery,” which arose when the Delta Tau Delta Ford was found to be harboring a hack of human bones, was revealed yesterday when Dr. L. S. Cressman, of the faculty, reported on a detailed ex amination of the headless skele ton. “Most of the bones were those of a small male human," said Dr. Cressman, but there were some bones mixed in which were prob ably from a horse or cow. They do not appear to be very old.” Members of the Emerald staff, in loco parentis to the remains, do nated them to the sociology de partment, where they will be used for anatomical work in anthropol ogy wrote religious prose of much beauty. Still another point of view claimed that churches were becom ing efficient educational plants rather than “retreats.” Thinking Guided Asking leading questions and summarizing points briefly from time to time, Dr. Warrington sat quietly in a chair beside the fire place and guided the group's think ing to a point where the “religion is in contemplation” and “religion is in activity” conflict seemed quite pronounced. In a few moments at the end he showed the innate relationship between the two, saying, “Any re ligion which is only a retreat is a defeatist religion. Elaborate ca thedrals may indicate a decadent age, unless the people come out of them with a resource of power to come to grips with the great eco nomic realities of the day. Christ always brought the power of the mountain top into the valley be low. “If I go into contemplation af ter a thin life, will I find God? Those who have found God have gone into contemplation out of the severe strain of the realization of human suffering and human is sues, grappling with the great problems of life. “Personally, I am not sure but that God is more often to be found where people are struggling to find themselves.” Next Wednesday night the last of four discussions led by Dr. War rington will be held at Westmin ster house at 9 o’clock. The Ox ford movement will be the topic. Youmans in Colorado John S. Youmans, M.S. ’33, is teaching English and journalism in the high school at Grand Junction, Colorado. Youmans also has charge of all student publications and is on a committee to study grading systems with a view to making a change in the system there. lUiuuhx oiNJLiy MICKEY v" MOUSE m KARTOON KARNIVAL An Entire Show of Animated Cartoons! ! 1. Mickey Mouse 2. 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You didn’t say whether you had effected any exchanges with the botanists in Sendai. In case you care to have me do any arranging at this end I’ll be glad to. I wrote you from Seoul about the botan ists at C.C.C. I think that is a good opportunity. An American and his wife are building up the herbarium there. The fall ,is very lovely here much clear sunshine and a cool edge to the air. Today we went walking in the hills across the river looking for pieces of rotted wood which are hard to find. 1 am trying to get cultures of native slime molds. Next Friday all the Biological Institute is going on a picnic—students and faculty—to some hot springs not far away. Wednesday I am expecting a student from Tokyo university to spend a couple of days here to work over a paper. So you see we have plenty of things doing to keep us occupied. We are also getting a satisfactory : mount of investi gation done—have four or five papers coming out in the Science Reports of this University. In a couple of weeks we plan to go to Nikko when the maples are red. Sincerely yours, A. R. Moore. Before Dr. Moore left Oregon, he was asked by Professor Hender son to see if he could find a pro fessor in Japan who was a good botanist to make an exchange of plants with Henderson. Until re cently Moore had found no ciae, but while in Korea, now Chosen, he met the professor of whom he speaks. Henderson, however, does not wish to exchange our coast plants for inland plants. He wants the varieties from the northeastern coast of Japan, for the Japanese current which touches our western coast also swings around the point of the island of Honshu, on which Sendai is situated. Many of our plants are similar to those on the coast of Honshu, and a comparison between the plants of the two countries would be very interesting and attractive. MILK REPLACES BEER AS NATIONAL DRINK (Continued from Page One) stated that Germany as a whole has improved since Hitler has be come chancellor. The spirit of the people has strengthened, and con fidence in the future of the coun try is hopeful. Dr. Reinhart add ed that the press has somewhat exaggerated the intensity of the new ruler’s regime, as Hitler is only trying to do for his country what any leader would do when he realized that the national spirit is at a low ebb and the intruding the fate of the country, political factors are detrimental to Alum Manages Magazine Jeannette Calkins, former alum ni secretary and editor of Old Oregon, is now manager of the Oregon Clubwoman, magazine of the State Federation of Women’s clubs, published in Portland. Classified LOST—In Seattle, a reversible Negro doll with seven elephants around her neck. Please return to the Chi Omega house. She is our mascot, and we need her. LOST—Small, gold wrist watch with black cord band. F. L. G. engraved on back. Reward. Phone 485. LOST—Taward’s Soviet America by Foster somewhere on cam pus. Call 1882. LOST—A pair of glasses in faded green case on Oct. 9 somewheres between Old Libe and College Side and Villard? Finder return to circulation desk, Old Lifc>e. FOR SALE—A good looking musk rat fur coat in excellent condi tion. Call at 595 Washington St. WANTED TO~BUY- French Com position by Brown and Chap man. Call 2900.—Adv. FOR SALE—1926 Chev. touring, good condition, $35. Phone 1882. LOST—Alpha Omicron Pi pin. If found, call 2840. Scanning the Cinemas TODAY MCDONALD — “Penthouse.” Warner Baxter. Mae Clarke. Mvrna Loy, Charles Butter worth. Also, “The Good Companions." Jessie Math thews, Edmund Gwenn. i COLONIAL— Silly Symphony. Mickey Mouse, Flip the Frog, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Betty Boop, screen song, Pooch the Pup, Terry tune, and Laurel and Hardy in “Their First Mistake.” By J. A. NEWTON Stage and Mystery Gentlemen, glance at the pic ture but don't break down the Mac's doors. It is only Jessie, who ought to be a good companion for anybody. “The Good Companions” is made from the book of the same name which has enjoyed a fair amount of popularity and caused some dis cussion. The story concerns a theatrical : company which is made up of per i sons from many different walks of j life. From what I hear, it’s dra matic, but not a tragedy. Trage ! dies seem to be out of style nowa j days. “Penthouse” is a mystery built j around a Cosmopolitan magazine story by Arthur Somers Roche. ! Criminal lawyer solving murders | and defending criminals and losing i best girl. W. Baxter is generally good. Get Your Fill And here we have none other than the most popular actor on the screen. Mickey Mouse."” He's one of the stars a on the Colonial bill to- ( night along with a$ flock of other famous V caftoon characters. screen, Mickey Mouse. He s one of the stars on the Colonial bill to night along with a flock of other famous cartoon characters. Mickey’s papa, Walt Disney, is a Portland boy who made good. Some time back he was just a struggling cartoonist with an idea in his mind. I forget just where it was, but he lived or stayed some where where the mice ran all Jessie Matthews, who appears in “The Good Companions” at the I Mac. Interesting! around the room. As these were his only companions, he made friends with -them and studied their ways. Then ail of a sudden comes Mickey! Fame and for tune followed. Now Papa Disney has a studio all his own and has a staff of, I believe, 500, helping him turn out one of the most famous characters | in the civilized world. Each cartoon costs about $25, 000, but he gets it all back and plenty besides. Show starts at 6:30 and costs one leetle dime. CASE OF SCRUBWOMEN (Continued from Page Tivo) have been given the episode. Had President Lowell sounded less cold-blooded in his reply, nothing still might have been said of it. But when it was made clear that Harvard had turned out the wo men for a matter of two cents an hour on five hours a day each, a newspaper reporter was told about it. The story he wrote for his paper did not stop there. It flew about the country in the daily papers and was reported in The Survey, The Nation and The New Repub lic. Stories listed in the 1930 New York Times Index tell a little of it: “University will not accept stu dents’ aid for purpose of re-em ploying 20 discharged scrubwomen and paying them wage as ordered by Massachusetts State Minimum Wage Commission, Ja 19, 21:3.” “Socialist and Liberal Clubs as sail dismissal: pamphlet attacks 'capitalistic attitude,’ Ja 22, 15:6.” “52 alumni in open letter ask university to make amends for dis missal, Mr 17, 48:2.” “Officials reply to alumni; de clare university employees are re ceiving at least minimum wage, Mr 18, 30:3.” “Harvard Crimson, in parody on ‘Frankie and Johnny,’ reviews case in verse, Mr 19, 21:3,” “Alumni plea fails to influence official action in wages question, Ap 21, 19:8.” “Will receive $280 each ‘back pay’ from alumni, My 3, 22:5." “C. Lamont denies responsibil ity for statement on back wages, My 4, 18:7.” “Corporation, on plea by group of students, will reconsider case, My 8, 7:3.” “Benefit ball attended by only 40, My 15, 14:3.” "Industrial Relations Counsel lors Inc. engaged to study condi tions of employment of employees not connected with administrative staff, Je 21, 22:3." “Alumni raise $3,880 to meet SALE OF RENT LIBRARY IOOKS 2 25c We want your MAGAZINE Subscriptions and KODAK WORK The “CO-OP” legal wage of 20; will be paid at Christmas, O 24, 5:4.” “Investigation of wage rates, brought about by dropping of scrubwomen, commences, N -20, 23:3.” “Group of teachers, students and alumni distribute $3,880 ^among 19 discharged year ago, D 24, 13:6.” * * # So, after a yejr of searching for work, the Harvard scrub women received $280 apiece; and an investigation of wages was be gun by the state of Massachu setts. In The Nation, a writer com mented: “Particular significance attaches to Harvard’s avoidance of the law because of the tax-free privileges the State accords the university.” Another article point ed out that scrubwomen in the Massachusetts State House were receiving 50 cents an hour. One argument used in defense of the action by the president was that the university was really liv ing up to the letter of the law, because the scrubwomen had a half-hour rest period during work ing hours. Does that, or doesn’t it, sound something like Oregon’s “long lunch hour” argument? Had it not been for the alumni, the end of 'the story of Harvard’s scrubwomen might not have been so pleasant. The money was given to the women on Christmas day, in the form of bank books show ing a savings account to the credit of each for her pro-rata share of the fund. “With each book went a letter which described at length the ‘neglect and niggardliness’ of the university in the affair," The Sur vey reported, “and stated that the policy of Harvard Corporation, first in beating down wages-below the legal minimum and then in refusing to make restitution, did not represent the attitude of the students and alumni of Fair Har vard.” DON’T FORGET YOUR LETTERS HOME See our display of good, cheap paper for letters to the family 70 Sheets 2 pk. Envelopes 59c For “SMART” letters Formal Stationery 50c *« $1.00 The “CO-OP" I I | Students Buy No Books for School “Several students have come to me in past years at the time of graduation with the statement that they have gone to the Univer sity for the entire four years with ] out buying a single text book,” j said Mr. McClain, owner of the j Co-op, when asked about his busi : ness. i “Students come to school to ac | quire knowledge, primarily from i books,” he continued, “yet each ; student on the campus pays, on I the average, §4 per term. Of ' course many students spend around $40 for an armload of books, but there are enough who do not pay anything to bring the av erage down." Mr. McClain highly compliment ed the faculty on their cooperation with him and his store in letting him know what text books are to be used during the year. Interesting Features Found in New Course Rollicking student love songs and poetry aimed at the faculty constitute but one of the interest ing features of a new course. Readings in Medieval Latin, being given here this year for graduate students. In the absence of Professor Fred eric S. Dunn, Edna Landros, as sistant professor, is teaching the course, which consists of the Latin used by “the man in the street,” the first Roman novel, the laws of the later European countries, songs, poetry, and documents of the church, and has its scope from the fall of the Roman empire to the Renaissance. The changes in the language show the steps in the formation of Latin from the classical to the ro mance languages, and depicts the transitional period from the for mer to the latter. DISPUTE RAGES OVER HOURS FOR JANITORS (Continued from Page One) to 20.4 per cent for the University as a whole.” Suggestion Made A suggestion as to the solution of the problem was made by Ster ling Green, editor of the Emerald. Conversation with a member of the janitorial force has con vinced me,” Green said, “that the situation can be cleared up with out drastic change in the present salary basis. "I have been assured that if the present 2',2-hour recess were dis continued, the work of the jani tors could be completed by 3 p. m., starting the day at the present hour of 6 a. m. The recess is valueless as a rest period and re moves from the janitor’s working day the most valuable and conven ient hours for carrying out his duties. ‘‘The only reason for keeping the janitors on duty until 6 p. m. is apparently in order that they may lock doors and windows, a task which formerly was per formed by the watchmen. Mr. Pallett informs me that at present one of the watchmen spends only a small part of his time on the campus. The rest of his time is reported to be given over to po lice duties. I suggest that the locking of the buildings be made part ot his duties, with the aid of a student assistant, if necessary. “It is apparent that the admin istration has made little saving by its present system, and that’ no improvement has been made in facilitating the efficient perform ance of the janitors’ regular du ties. Some such system as I have suggested should be worked out by the administration.” Portable Typewriters for RENT One Month $3.00 Two Months 5.50 Three Months 7.50 These are first-class machines REMIMGTONS SMITH - CORONAS ROYALS Some brand new, all in perfect condition RENTAL PAID MAY BE APPLIED ON PURCHASE The “CO-OP” i iBooks for Every Taste Are Found in Library “Does the library have books just for reading as well as books to study?” students sometimes in quire of Miss Bernice Rise at the circulation desk. The answer is yes. and there are plenty of such books to suit every taste. The shelves by the circulation desk contain selected books on all subjects—travel, biography, cur rent questions, and fiction. Most of these may be taken out for a period of 30 days. Besides the books displayed on these shelves, the library has an enormous collection of other books to read. They may be obtained by inquiry at the circulation desk. Dr. Conklin Teaches at University of Chicago Dr. E. S. Conklin, head of the psychology department, taught this summer for the fourth year at the University of Chicago. He also taught once during the win ter quarter. Dr. Conklin stayed two weeks longer in Chicago to attend the convention of the American Psy chology association. The two courses which he taught this summer were “Mental Hygiene and Religion,” and “Ado lescent Behavior Problems.” Building Exteriors to Be Sketched by Pupils Should you perchance coma across some students found sitting on the school grounds drawing ex teriors of buildings, do not think that this is another collegiate fad, W. S. Hayden, associate profes sor of architectural design ha3 been conducting his classes in ar chitectural rendering on the cam pus grounds. Since the students are studying outdoor exteriors, and the weather condition has been favorable, Hayden has this class draw from the actual buildings which gives them a thorough and a practical study of the third di mension as well as being able to conceive a better picture of groups and masses. "In this manner," explained Mr. Hayden, “the students are able to study the lines and depths of the buildings better than by the regu lar method, which is the study from photographs that usually ap pear flat and stilted.” Prof. Wright Will Have Article Printed Soon Professor Leavitt O. Wright, of the Romance language department, has just been notified of the ac ceptance by Modern Language Notes linguistic journal, of his ar ticle, “Tlie Final s Plus n-glide in Mexico,” which will appear in the next issue. This study deals with a phenomenon of pronunciation which has been little known among scholars in this country and con cerning which there has been con siderable dispute. •Wright, who has lived several years in Mexico, offers confirma tion of the observations made by the late Professor C. C. Marden which have been recently ques tioned by Dr. A. R. Nykl of the University of Chicago. O. H. Tyson, who is in charge of the lost and found department as well as the mail clerk at the University depot has been at home, suffering from a bad cold. "WHEN A FELLER NEEDS A FRIEND” • . . Briggs is the friend he needs!) A handsome half back may steal your girl friend . . . but nothing can take away the joy you get from mellow old BRIGGS. You could pay twice as much for a tobacco ... and find it not half so good as BRIGGS. Aged in the wood extra long * . . BRIGGS is mellow, fragrant and biteless. But BRIGGS won its great popularity by talking in pipes ... not print. Won’t you give it a trial and let it spepJk for itself? B BIGGS Pip* Mixture ii alio told in 1-pound tad pound tin* . . . and in 1-pouad Humidor Kaft.