Show no N Notable progress made in the intellectual t capacity of mankind i by EDWIN GRANT CONKLIN princeton Prin coton university the progressive evolution of roan man has censed ceased and whatever change is ia taking place at the present time is retrogressive it is the opinion of many students of the subject that no modem race is the intellectual equal of the ancient greek evolution either cither temporarily or permanently has halted since the tha beginning of recorded history there have bave been few and wholly minor evolutionary lutio nary changes in the body of man but what change shave taken place pla co have been retrogressive chief among these are tho be decreasing size of the little toe and perhaps a corresponding increase in the size of the great toe decreasing size and strength of the teeth and probably a general lowering of the perfection of sense organs organs the changes are mainly degenerative ones due to the less rigid 0 elimination of physical imperfections under conditions of civilization than in a state of barbarism or savagery there has been no notable progress in in the intellectual capacity of man in in the last 2000 or years and even in the most distant future there may never appear greater renter geniuses than socrates plato aristotle shakespeare Shakes peara and newton |