...policies. Eugenics is denned by Sir F. Galton as " the study of those agencies under social control which improve or impair the racial qualities of future generations, either physically or mentally." This surely touches closely on the aim of the Public Health administrator. Does he not also wish to...

...being well born. In the words of Francis Galton, who devised the term, it is the "study of agencies that may improve or impair the racial qualities of future generations, either mentally or physically." In discussing the subject, Dr. Jordan makes use of an old lay figure of the...

...may be understood by us to mean, in general, what Francis Gallon meant it to be when he defined it as 'the study of agencies under social control that...future generations either physically or mentally.' In particular it means taking advantage of the facts of heredity to make the human race better, or...

...eight years after the "new science" was formally outlined by Francis Gallon. Galton defined the subject as "the study of agencies under social control that...future generations, either physically or mentally." WE Kellicott, professor of biology in Goucher College, in his outline of the new science, published...

...them by endless charitable gifts and pernicious personal doles. " Eugenics," officially defined, " is the study of agencies under social control that may...future generations, either physically or mentally." In the meantime the mass of poverty grows faster than benevolence can alleviate it. Until our degenerate...

...33-42. SECTION 27. THE EUGENIC METHOD OF SECURING A HEALTHIER RACE. ( 1 ) Eugenics : a study of the agencies under social control that may improve or...future generations, either physically or mentally. a. To cause the useful classes in the community to contribute more than their present proportion to...

...awakening of public interest in the hopeful study which he had inaugurated — "the study of influences under social control that may improve or impair the...future generations, either physically or mentally." As one result of this quickened insight the eugenist has come to regard with new foreboding the restricted...

...HISTORY (CONDENSED AND INCOMPLETE) OP THREE MARKEDLY ABLE FAMILIES (After Whentham) (Kellicott). cies under social control that may improve or impair the...future generations either physically or mentally." The aim of eugenics is to increase the number of best specimens in each class; that done, leave them...

...Record Office, Cold Spring Harbor, Longr Inland Sir Francis Galton defined Eugenics as "a study of all agencies under social control that may improve or...the racial qualities of future generations, either mentally or physically." It is obvious that if future racial qualities are to be improved at all, such...

..."to be well born." It is commonly defined as "the study of those agencies under social control which may improve or impair the racial qualities of future...generations either physically or mentally." It is based on Mendel's law of heredity which to be clearly understood, must be studied as a scientific and...