Genetics and Eugenics 



"Genetics is the science which seeks to account for the resem- 

 blances and the differences which are exhibited among organisms re- 

 lated by descent." ' 



"Eugenics is the study of agencies under social control that may 

 improve or impair the racial qualities of future generations, either 

 physically or mentally." 



"An exact determination of the laws of heredity will probably 

 work more change in man's outlook on the world, and in his power 

 over nature, than any other advance in natural knowledge that can be 

 clearly foreseen. 



"To gain this knowledge is the object of the science of genetics, 

 which proceeds in practice, largely by means of plant breeding and 

 animal breeding for the reason that heredity is less complicated in 

 these organisms than in man, and its operation can be more easily 

 made out. The knowledge so gained finds its application in methods 

 for the improvement of cultivated plants and domesticated animals 

 and, most important of all, in the improvement of the human race, 

 through the science of eugenics." 



In the world's life of today it is a duty and a responsibility to be 

 interested in the great questions of inheritance, and to possess a work- 

 ing knowledge of the methods for the improvement of living things. 

 Consider the importance of this in your own life, and in the lives of 

 those about you. The Association welcomes into its membership all 

 those who are influencing the thought and progress of the present, and 

 the young people who are going to be the thinkers and leaders of the 

 next generation. 



Application for Membership 



I desire to apply for membership in the American Genetic Associa- 

 tion, and enclose $ for one year's dues. It is understood that 



I will receive the Journal of Heredity every month without further 

 cost. 



Name 



Membership dues $3 a year in 



the United States and its posses- Street 



sions; in Canada $3.25, and $3.50 ^. 



in all other foreign countries. '^ 'X 



State or Country . 



Indorsed by Member, A. G. A. 



The American Genetic Association 



Menasha, Wisconsin 



Editorial and General Offices, Box 354, Pennsylvania Ave. Sta., Washington, D. C. 



