The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-12-26
STRIVE FOR RACE
LIKE OLD GREEKS
Research Has Revealed Wonderful
Information.
American Bureau Almost Read !
To Make Report.

Practical application of eugenic
marriages which have taken place
in the country the past year, it be-
came known today, had been intiu
enced by the result Of the searching
scientific Investigations being con-
Quoted at the eugenic record office
in connection with the scientihc wo1 n
Of Carnegie institute at Cold Springs
Harbor, L. l.
The work of the eugenic depari
ment, which is giving to the world
some of the most important discoy-
cries of modern science, is being sup
ported by Mrs. E. H. Hartman.
This work, inaugurated less than
great experimental work being car
ried on by the scientific men connect
ed with the Carnegie institute and
the American Breeders association,
has been progressing SO quietly. that
few outside men of science have
known of the marvellous discoveries
which will effect the future gener-
atiOns, and no ooubt, as predicted
by scientific authorities conversant
with the work, produce race equt
IL not superior, to the physical and
intellectual attractiveness OF the
Greeks of old.
With the aid of a corps of field
workers many of whom have COM
piled pedigrees of the most brilliant
families and the most strikingly de-
fective families, tracing the increase
Of the latter to asylums and charity
institutions, Prof. Charles B. Daven-
port, in charge of the eugenics rec
ord office, has been able to gather
several thousand family pedigrees
showing pronounced hereditary
traits.
Besides this work Of Investigation,
the office has willingly rendered adj
vice, based on scientific proved facts,
to scores Of young people about to
marry.
ed on specially prepared blanks, and
the applicant is expected to answer
the printed questions relative to the
peculiarities (if any of minds and
bodies of their immediate relatives
and ancestors, their occupations of
hearing and sight, color of hair and
eyes, temperament and age.
1t is gratifying to know said
Prof. Davenport today, that SO ma
ny young peope today see clearly
that marriage means children and
that marriage should be decided with
reference to the good of the offspring
rather than the personal convenience
and pleasure of the young man and
woman.
'.The practical application of eu-
genics is merely matter OF under
standing and time. Where know
ledge is to be had it is certain that
people will make use OF it. The fact
that we have been able to pass on no
doubt will result in benefit to the
racey'
Speaking of further benefit to be
derived from the compilation of hui
man pedigrees, Prof. Davenport
said:
mo doubt the day will come when
every child who comes for the first
time to school will bring with him a
record to his teacher to assist the
teacher in the task of educating
him."
Investigation proves, said Prof.
Davenport, that high literary abil-
ity, rare musical and artistic genius
has become possible through the ad-
vantage of both parents possessing
these traits in the stock"
OF interest in one phase of this
research, Prof Davenport said:
"A curious antipathy is that OF
red-haired persons of opposite sex
for each other. Among thousands
of matings that / have considered
have found only two cases where
both husband and wife are red-head-
ed persons that the antipathy exists
II, as is sometimes alleged, red hair
frequently is associated with con-
dition of nervous irritablity, this is
an eugenic antipathy."
Speaking of the necessity for a
central clearing house for data con-
corning family traits in America
which would serve as headquarters
for investigation, as well as for edu-
. cation, Prof. Davenport said
"a eugenic survey could be made
relatively simple if 100000 teachers
of state and city schools might be
used to obtain the census OF the "a,