UNIVERSITY OF LONDON 



The Francis Galton Laboratory for 

 National Eugenics 



This Laboratory was founded by Sir Francis Galton, and is under 

 direction of Professor Karl Pearson, F.R.S, 



Assistants : David Heron, M.A., D.Sc, Ethel M. EldertoM, Amy Barr: 

 TON. Hon. Sec. : H. Gertrude Jones, 



National Eugenics is the study of agencies under social control, that may imp) 

 or impair the racial qualities of future gener-ations, either physically or mentally. 



It was the intention of the Founder, that the Laboratory should serve (i) a: 

 a storehouse of statistical material bearing on the mental and physical conditii 

 in man, and the relation of these conditions to inheritance and environm 

 (ii) as a centre for the publication or other form of distribution of informa 

 concerning National Eugenics ; (iii) as a school for training and assisting rese; 

 workers in the special problems of Eugenics. =5 



Short courses are p^o^aded for those who are engaged in social, medical' 

 anthropometric work. 



UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDl 



Tfie Biometric Laboratory. 



This Laboratory is intended to forward the statistical study of Bidlo^ 

 Problems. Director : Karl Pearson, F.R.S. 



Assistants : Julia Bell, M.A., Herbert G. Soper, M.A., Eveline 

 Thomson. Benington Studentship in Craniometry : Kathleen T. Rv-ley. 



Until the phenomena of any brartch of knowledge have been subjected to meas^ 

 ment and number ,^:tt cafinot assume the status and dignity of a science. — Frai 

 Galton; ■ ; .. ' " 



The Laboratory is assisted by a grant from the Worshipful Companjj 

 Drapers. It provides a complete training in statistical method and assists resea 

 workers engaged on biometric problems. 



Communications for either Laboratory should be addressed to Univer^ 

 College, London, W.C. ' , • 



