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President Davenport presented a redraft of the Federation Rules which, 

 after minor alterations, were duly adopted. 



SEVENTH FEDERATION MEETING, MUNCHEN, 1928 



The Federation met at the Hygienic Institute in Miinchen, September 

 13th to 15th, 1928. Many nations were represented by their delegates, 

 and the representative of the Pan-American Eugenics Office in Havana was 

 invited to sit with the Federation. Several scientific committees reported 

 the results of their researches and recommendations. On Thursday Professor 

 E. Riidin lectured at the Anatomisches Anstalt on "Geistesstorungen und 

 Rassenhygiene." On Friday Professor H. Lundborg's paper "Die Rassen- 

 mischung beim Menschen" was read. Dr. C. B. Davenport gave an 

 illustrated lecture on "Race Crossing in Jamaica" and Dr. H. H. Laughlin's 

 paper on "Eugenical Sterilization in the United States" was read. 



The agendum of accumulated business was duly carried out. 



EIGHTH FEDERATION MEETING, ROME, 1929 



In September, 1929, the Federation held session in the library of the 

 Institute dTtalia at Rome. It was proposed that the interests of human 

 heredity be included with the genetics congress in Ithaca, New York, in 

 1932, for which preparations were being made. The Eugenical News 

 was adopted as the official organ of the Federation to give publicity to its 

 activities. Various reports were made on eugenical research work. 



NINTH FEDERATION MEETING, FARNHAM, ENGLAND, 1930 



In the absence of the President, Vice-President Sir Bernard Mallet pre- 

 sided over the ninth meeting of the Federation, which was held at Farn- 

 ham, Dorset, England. The meetings were held in the Larmer Tree 

 Grounds on the estate of Captain G. L. F. Pitt-Rivers. On Friday, Cap- 

 tain Pitt-Rivers and Sir Bernard Mallet gave a garden party at Hinton 

 St. Mary for the Federation. 



Scientific papers and committee reports were presented, and the current 

 business transacted. 



The Federation formally accepted the invitation of the American delega- 

 tion to hold the Third International Congress of Eugenics in New York 

 City in 1932. Dr. Charles B. Davenport was formally selected as President 

 of the Third Congress. 



The Federation recommended that an exhibit be held in connection with 

 the Third Congress, the purpose of which exhibit should be to show the 

 history, content, present researches and trends of eugenics both as a pure 



