International Eugenics Conference

Abstract

THE International Federation of Eugenic Organisations held a conference at the Larmer Tree Grounds, Tollard-Royal, Wiltshire, on Sept. 10–15. Eighteen countries maintain membership in the Federation, and many of them sent representatives. Among those present were Sir Bernard Mallet, of Great Britain; Dr. A. Ploetz and Prof. Rudin, of Germany; Prof. Reichel, of Vienna; Dr. Heuyer, of Paris; Dr. Van Herverden, of Utrecht; Dr. J. A. Mjoen, of Oslo, and Dr. H. H. Laughlin, from the Eugenics Record Office, U.S.A. Mrs. C. B. S. Hodson acted as organiser and interpreter of the conference. One object of the conference was to co-ordinate research in different countries. Reports were received on eugenics and war, and on recent eugenic developments in various countries. Committees were formed or continued for the study of human heredity, race crossing, racial psychiatry, and the standardisation of anthropometrical measurements, physical and mental. Different conferences were held on the standardisation of human measurements, on race crossing, on racial psychiatry, and on human heredity. Miss Tildesley outlined proposals on behalf of English anthropologists for standardising measurements, and Miss B. Schieffelin discussed methods of measuring psychic differences.