Show CHAIRMAN OF THE EUGENICS conference darwina Dar wins theory of evolution tho the survival of the fittest and tho the influx annir enco ence of environment in the development 4 of organic life has had provoked bain much controversy and has baa sometimes been allowed to remain in the dim domain X of speculation like the atomic theory of or the platonic system of ideas it has at last been recognized as aa something practical in X the social life or of the human race the roost most sober minded of physicians economists and philanthropists have acknowledged that the improvement er 1 of the race the promotion of its happiness and the prevention of many moral errors depend very larg largely ely upon a recognition of such laws as that of heredity the parents of the coming coining generation are tobe looked to for the furthering of the races happiness in X the future it Js la upon this basis that a now new science eugenics has been inaugurated and has claimed the attention of tho the world the first international eugenics conference recently held in london was wag attended by men and women delegates from america france germany nor way italy spain greece and japan it Is interesting to note that the president of tho the society was the son of the very charles darwin who originated the theory of evolution on which its principles are based |