EUGENICS SOCIETY.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1748, 13 May 1913, Page 6

EUGENICS SOCIETY.

« 1 ANNUAL REPORT. YEAR "QUIET AND ITNSENSATIONAL." The second annual report of tile Wellington Eugenics Education Society states that the work of the past .year was necessarily quiet and unsensational. The society claims to be educational, and has no desire to advertise itself by advocating drastic legislation or sensational experiments in social reform. At the same time, it feels that it can justify us existence by carrying on a ijuiet cduci'j'onal propaganda by means of public lecture,-* and by encouraging students of eugenics to put the results of their researches before its members at their inontiily meetings.

During tho year such papers vore reui by Professor T. Hunter oil July J, "The Methods of AVork of the George Junior Republic" (this paper was illustrated by lantern slides and attracted a large audience), and by tho Rev. J. Kayll oil September 0, oil. "Eugenics and tho Criminal." Two public lectures on May 15 and August 5 wero also given for tho society by Sir John I'indlay, K.C.. and his Honour Sir Robert Stout, Sir J. Pindlay speaking upon "Tho Control of tho Unlit," and Sir Robert Stout on "Eugenics and Heredity." In addition to tho papers read at meetings .of the society, various addresses have been given by the president and other members of tho council, upon special invitations to local educational institutions. , An attempt has also boon made, tlio report states, to appeal jxarticulnrly to women, by means of small meetings arranged by sympathisers with the society's aims, in their own houses. It is believed that very much interest could be aroused in this way, and tho secretary ■would always be glad to make arrange mentS' for a suitable address if applied to by any members. After consultation with ' Sir It. Henderson, a member of the council of tho parent society in London, who visited Wellington last year, it was found necessary to increase the subscriptions of members to 10s. (id.. in order to cover the subscription to tho "Eugenics Review," las "tho Ilomo society makes the taking of it an indispensable condition of memliersliip." A resolution to that effect was passed at tlio annual meeting. Tho conditions of membership of tho AVellington Eugenics Education Society are, therefore, these:—Subscription for full members (alone '.eligible for a seat on tho council), 10s' r lid. per annum, including tlio "Eugenics Review," post free; associates, ss. yearly, subscription to tho "Eugenics Review" ss. Gd., post free. The membership roll shows a slight decrease, due partly to the fact that when tlio society was founded various people living in tho country joined it. and have sinco resigned, finding they wero unablo to attend the meetings.