The Detroit times., 1914-02-09
RAYMOND W. PULLMAN.
Times Washington Bureau. No. 70H
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WASHINGTON. Feb, s.-To popu-
larizs The subject OF .sugenics. ana
20 encourage the
Study of study OF all laws
Genetles. governing heridity
and their apphca'
ton TO all things living, plants AS well
as animals. IS the aim OF large num-
Der OF scientists. both In and out OF
the governmental service. who have
10 recent weeks joined forces 10 give
new life 10 the old organization known
as the American Breeders association.
and which has Just been renamed the
American Genetlc association.
"Geneucs' may soon become 70 be
as popular u word as eugenics. &C.
netics relates 10 that branch OF biol
ogy dealing with hereditary, aud the
which are learned in plant breeding.
animal breeding and eugenies X is the
one word which covers the work
which Is being carried on by federal.
state and private agencies for deYel'
opment OF better plants, better animals
and for the newer studies IN methods
OF improving the human race. Many
OF the government bureaus have men
interested In the various branches oil
science which the American Genetlc
association viii foster. and which were
also promoted by the American Breed
ers association. OF which former AS
sistant Secretary OF Agriculture Hays
was the organizer,
David Fairchild. president % the So
ciety, is the agricultural explorer N
charge OF the division OF foreign SEED
and plant Introduction OF the United
States Department OF Agriculture, and
the secretary OF the organization IS
George Nj. Rommel. chief OF the dlvi
sion OF animal husbandry OF the same
department. o F. Cook and 4.
Kearney OF the Untod States bureau
OF plant industry are members OF tbs
advisory council Dr. T. s. Palmer. as
sistant chief OF the United States bu
reau OF biological survey. IS one OF the
associations committee on animal re
search. and Messrs. Walter J. Swingle
and G.. NJ. Collins OF the bureau OF
plant industry are members Of the
committee on plant research.
The present popularity OF the study
OF eueenics makes this subject one OF
the most important 10 which the
American Genetic association will 81
rect its attention. and both Surgeon
General Rupert Blue and Assistant
Surgeon General W c. Rucker OF the
United States public health service
have both given much attention &C
eugenios IN the study OF the relation
between the promotion OF this science
and activities OF state and federal pub
lie heath officers IN work 10 improve
the human race
Working with the government scien
fists In the management OF the asso-
citation and IN conducting the research
work in gsnet.cs will be included
many OF the eminent scientists IN the
universities and state institutions
Membership in the association will
not be limited TO scientists. however
but will include all persons whose ap
plicati'1 Is approved by the council
and who are interested In all lines
OF work for the improvement OF the
human race AMI the growing OF bet
ter plants and better animals. All Of
the work OF the association will be
populer rather than |ac nically scien
tihc, and tho aim will be 20 intere-
a large number o, people in genetics
Just as the National Geographical so
ciety has interested hundreds OF thou
sands OF persons in popular studies In
geography and exploration
The march OF e,ents IN the fascinat
Ing fields OF plant and animal breed
ing and eugenics Is chronlcled each
month II magazine published by the
association and knowe az the journal
OF Heredity ne articles are written
by specialists both In and out OF the
government departments. and informa
ton about the new science OF genetics
is given in simple and popular style
President Fairchild and Paul g. Pope
noe. editor OF the magazine. have put
ban on technical expressions. and
simple direct language and carefully
selected illustrations are combined =
interest the average man or woman
seeking information az well as 70 sat.
isfy the scientists engaged actively 10
any of the genetlc studies DR.. Alex
snder Graham Bell and Or. David
Starr Jordan are two OF the country