The evening world., 1911-01-28
Would Haze Public Of
fciais to Regulate Mar
riages - Thinks NeW
York Might Well Start
an Experimental Baby
Farm.

w otudy ana exper1ment WIN
the scientific brssding OF horses,
oows. dogs, even hens, and We
leave to luck The propagation Of
h human animal. YN the
history knocks q the doors OF
this vir1ls young nation. To Ne
especially belongs the duty OF re-
constructing the racs-Mfs, even II
We have to check our mad craze
for making money. to 20 more d.
rsctly into the business Of max
ing men"
william A. Mckeever. professor Of
philosophy at tho Kansas State Agri-
cultural College. sounds this latest call
for the superman. saw Prot. Mex lever
three days IN New York. which he vA-
tied for the purpose Of telling the Child
Welfare Exhibk about "a better crop Of
siris and boys" In the half hour before
he took tho train for Kansas he told
something moro Of his highly Interesting
theories. both ~ to the planting and
raising Of this crop
Incidentally. he was graduated from
the University of Chicago. and holds an
honorary degree from Harvard. He
was . country boy and 10 proud Of the
tact. He Is not very tall. and stoops a
bit At that, but his shoulders are broad
and his lean, smooth-shavsn face wears
. nne coat Of prairie tan. His bluc-gray
eyes are inclined to assume a siightly
far-away gase. and, indeed. he admits
To the observation-disclosures Of the pro-
verbal philosopher. Now listen TO his
philosophy.
Wants q Carnegie S1o,ooo,o 900.
Il believe w have not even guessed
a& the possibilities Of human develop
ment," he began. We have not stopped
to gues. or think. or plan. We have
busied ourselves with every other ART
that promises . money return, but w
have totally neglected the business
promising tho most profitable results,
the selective breeding Of the race.
ANY stock Arm proves that II need
more than chance to evolve and trair
the finest specimens. What we need Il
70 apply the methods Of the stock farm
TO humanity. We should have . ma
ttonal bureau devoted solely TO anthro'
polosy. the study Of man. with expert,
using the methods OF research and in,
CURRY now employed In the promotion o.
all practical sciences and industries.
Il want to see o u great citizen. Mr.
Carnegie. put down another 100000 o
for the elimination OF delinauenc,
through scientific man-building. A fun
- h.L ,nfiIlnn NAV Uaar uvN,,IA ~
some OF the master minds Of the worlt
at work on this problem"
Meanwhile, please tell me some o
your theories for Its solution" I re
quested.
Would Regulate Marriage.
"Ths nrst thing We must do 10 to
regulate marriage. ! do not believe
that We win eve achieve anything
by striotsr divorce laws. NJ
matched pairs, permitted to marry
and then forced to remain together
and light II out for LIFE, Will never
give us the progeny We desire -
the raising OF y rscs standard.
what We need to 10 IL to make ILL.,
advised marriage difaoult, even Inn
possible.
AT least there must be a vas
amount OF anthropological reso..rch be
fore we can form any positive concep
ton of the various physical and men,a
characteristics which sh.u.d be mate
together-or Of the proportion In whic
they should be ~minrled-to insure tn
best results for he children OF tn
union. But there are certain negativ
laws WHEN We are quite justified eve
aow IN putting on our atatute book
tor the Limitation n regulation O
marriage.
"No one should be SLOWED to
! marry who
SUFFERS from any contagious
disease.
"Is below the normal in mental
development.
"Is a criminal by profession.
: Fails to pass an examination on
? the proper care OF children.
Cannot prove ability to support
a family.
zig incompatible.