NEED OF UNIVERSITY MEN TO STUDY MEN.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2158, 26 May 1914, Page 6

NEED OF UNIVERSITY MEN TO STUDY MEN.

Sir,—tf I were able, I should ho glad ■ to write to every university student: ■ who is interested in the soiontiii-3 and sociologie study of nian-, osfeeiaßy eritoinalj pauper, and defective men. I trust': tJiefetoro yo*t will. publish this letter, ', and 1 request each studoiit to regard it as a persons! letter to himself. " I' appeal to university students to direct their attention Cspeeiaily to the scientific study of .Imnianity Lot the university encourage studßirts niOre to take up these subjects, which have hceii so long negkj/tted, and in frhieh there are great oppor-tuhitles to aid humanity, diireetly, by Beientific investigation et tho causes of ©tin}©, pauperism., and -de" fectiveness, in order to prevent and lessen them through .knowledge gained by first-hand Sudy of the individuals themselves.

When a student chooses for life life work a. subject in the older hntnehes of knowledge as physios, plrfiosophj, p.hitology, Greeki Latin, and ilnlural his-' tory, he finds the field sorwvs'kat Weil developed; hut not so in njoro recent: j sacidtogieal liiws of research, as trim-. , B jnal and other cognate t subjects, hi which there is toll oppor* { tunity for mental awnicii and Scientific ; E ability of the highest character, to j carry out niost. lofty purposes. -\ Tho question. may arise As to %hai j coarse of study will prepare one test to i such work. I would suggest the follow- .( ing'.—' ' ,j 1, Courses In psychology laboratory ; work. j 8. Medical studies to tie extent -of \ ! ana'toftiyj .pHysiologv, general pallibtajiy. ■ : j j neryons dsseaso aiid iiisaniiy, ießpqCMßy' ■] clinical sttidifis. _ ■ _ : ., 3. A prMtical course in cfamolQg.v iii •] tho Ifthofatory. • : n 4., Facility in, rgad'iiig njodorft Jan- ( guages. ; j Thus social pathology, especially i criminal anthropology, one 'of Its , brairchcSj requires inofe extensive pre- ■ riminary trainirig perhaps than any s.uhr ■ , jeet, tor it tootvpS the ihTcsMgation ' of niaft, bothnjciiMly .and. plrtrsieaHy. , Such training is synthetic «'hich in this ', ago, of fipeeinlifitn, is i&u«l? needed, 'gnnio ■ students;, should he-telnad to Cdnihifto ■an<l .utilise cognate hranches of .ktiowledg.e, . they, ihould toos enough' ol ' such hraiiehes to the results <ibtaj.u«d by specialists;. As such education ■isirelftSsvely xteetir, and experl-; ence ift it as yet limited, it is difficult to'feign'ato a. preparatory cpjir'se'. „I hayo;mysell followed the eeWse ef stutly just initiated,' but pTore ■extensively, especially in meiiJcal lines, but such addi- : tioiial preparation niigh't- not be praetic* ■ able for roost students.. The. enclosed Wfllet entitled, "Stody ■of Man/' eSplafes the ffork.nio.ro fully, and as Mica-tod an page 1, inehidesthe inveati-ga.tieu of superior and suceessful niehj'a-s well as of' inferroir and defective, ... ;' ■ • I 'shall be glad* to snail this tea-fljfft.t» ; any student, oi : anyone Bratis, iv:ho will SMid rne.]iis o:r lier -A-b t hare; -pattper.s, Waitoids, attjd other defectives are social haeilli, which; jffegurlro. as thfli'-ough.. sciefiiiifio tavestigation as the hhcilli of physical diseases." I b'e.g leave to remain, most faithfullv, (Sianed) AHW&R StACp.ON.Aia. Address- Arthur Macßouald,, llie Cougressionftl, W.ashmgten JJ'.O. ,- " April 11, 19W.