Show Evolution o of M Man n Halted Long on Ago go Professor Thinks PRINCETON N N. X J. Dec 13 AP AI The The progressive evolution of man has ceased ceased- and whatever change Is taking place at the present time Is retrogressive Edwin Grant ConlIn Conklin head of the Princeton department of biology declared today Professor Conklin the author of many works on e evolution said it was the Opinion of many careful students a of the subject that no modern race Is the Intellectual equal of the ancient Greek Greel Evolution either temporarily or permanently has halted he said Since the beginning of recorded history there have been few and wholly minor evolutionary changes In the body of man but what I changes have taken place have been retrogressive Chief among these are arc the decreasing size of the little toe and perhaps a a. corresponding Increase In the size of the great toe lac decreasing size and strength of the teeth teth and probably a general lowering o of the perfection of sense organs These changes chancres are mainly degenerative ones due to the less rigid elimination of physical imperfections imperfections imperfections imper imper- under conditions of civilization civilization civilization than In a a. state slate of or barbarism or 01 savagery There has been no notable progress progress ress in the Intellectual capacity o of man in the past two or 01 three thousand thousand thousand thou thou- sand years ears and even In the most distant future there may never appear ap- ap appear appear ap ap- pear greater geniuses than So Socrates Socrates So- So I crates Plato Aristotle Shakespeare Shakes Shakes- peare Newton and Darwin |