340 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1946: 
an immigrant and who, as a pioneer in physical anthropology, was 
intensely interested in the product of the melting pot, will provide a 
means for its further study. 
ADDENDUM 
Since this was written Alice M. Brues of Harvard University has 
published ” an analysis of measurements taken during the war on 3,075 
enlisted men at Camp Sibert, Ala. By classifying each individual 
according to his principal national extraction and State of birth, she 
was able to identify five outstanding types: 1, A tall, thin-faced, nar- 
row-headed type, commonest in those of British extraction and typical 
of the South. 2, A type, tall like the first, but with wider face and 
head. This is typical of Scandinavian extraction and is common 
mainly in the west north-central States. 38, A short type, round- 
faced and with a broad head, typical of Germanic, Russian, and Slavic 
extractions and common mainly in the middle Atlantic and east 
north-central States. 4, A type, short like the third but with nar- 
rower face and head. This is typical of French and Mediterranean 
extractions and common in New England. 5, A type distinguished 
mainly by an unusually broad face, out of line with any of the Euro- 
pean extractions. This type, indicative of Indian admixture, occurs 
mainly in Oklahoma and Texas. 
The significance of this finding is that this sample of the present- 
day population shows clear local differences in physical appearance 
reflecting the various European nations from which its ancestors came. 
From this it would seem that a stable “American race” is still a thing 
of the remote future. 
Incidentally, Dr. Brues has shown that intelligent handling of a 
small sample can furnish considerable information on the progress of 
the melting pot. This simple method should facilitate future testing. 
Mention should be made also of the United States Army Anthropo- 
metric Survey carried on during 1946 through the Research and 
Development Branch, Military Planning Division, Office of the 
Quartermaster General. This project was directed by Francis E. 
Randall and set its goal at 100,000 males and 10,000 females. AlI- 
though these figures were not quite reached, and although clothing 
design largely controlled the selection of the measurements, it was 
possible to include much of general anthropological interest. Also, 
the usefulness of this survey has been increased by photography di- 
rected toward somatotyping. It is to be hoped that the analysis of 
these data will further clarify the product of the melting pot. 
77 Brues, Alice M., Regional differences in the physical characteristics of an American 
population. Amer. Journ. Phys. Anthrop., n. s. vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 463-481, 1946. 
