Show CHAIRMAN OF THE EUGENICS conference darwina Dar wins theory or at evolution tha th a 0 the be fittest and the influence I 1 1 f ot of environment in the tha development of at organic life be bag provoked much controversy cont and ha baa sometimes been allowed to remain la in the dim domain pa ot of speculation like ilka the atomic A theory ot of or tho the platonic syn y 04 tem of ideas it has at last been recognized as something practical in the social life of the human race the most sober bober minded of physicians av economists and philanthropists have I 1 acknowledged that the improvement of the race the promotion of its ita hap places flaws and the prevention of many moral errors errora depend very largely upon 3 a recognition of such auch laws lawa as that of heredity the parents of the coming generation are to be looked to for the furthering of the races happiness to la the future it Is in upon ua on this basis that a new science eugenics las has been be en inaugurated and has claimed the at te n tion or of the world the first international eugenics conference co ae rence recently held in london was attended py by men and women delegates from america france germany norway italy spain greece and japan it Is in interesting to note that the preil dent of the society was the son con of the very charles darwin who originated the theory of evolution on which its principles are based it la Is essential to bear in mind points our major darwin the truth that it if the human race Is to continue to progress indeed if t it la Is not to lose some ome of the ground so painfully won iri ili the long ages of struggle in the past some ome other agency checking the reproduction of tho the feeble in body and mind must be made to take the place ot of natural selection tho the action of which we are now tn in so BO many ways rightly endeavoring to prevent |