HISTORIC BACKGROUND OF THIRD CONGRESS 9 



the Human Heredity Committee, had formed in England a provisional 

 National Committee on Human Heredity with the view to securing an 

 affiliated bureau in Great Britain. This committee desired to be admitted 

 as a co-operating organization with Professor Ruggles Gates, chairman, as 

 constituent member. The election was duly moved from the chair, that 

 the Human Heredity Committee of Great Britain be invited to maintain 

 membership with the Federation and that the nominee be hereby accepted 

 as a member of the I. F. E. 0. This was voted. 



The secretary brought up the names of the members-at-large for the 

 Netherlands and Belgium as being due for re-election. Dr. Frets and Dr. 

 Govaerts were duly re-elected. 



The Honorary Secretary's Report was then placed upon the table, and 

 the chairman asked the secretary to read the sections dealing with finance. 

 The report was thereafter approved. 



Audited financial statement: The chairman called attention to the 

 audited accounts upon the table, and after examination these were duly 

 approved. 



The president then outlined important items of business standing on the 

 agenda, and after informal discussion proposed that these should be referred 

 to an adjourned meeting to be held in the afternoon. This was agreed to 

 and the session adjourned. 



Second Session 4:30 P.M. 



Present: Dr. Davenport, Dr. Laughlin, Dr. Frets, Dr. Kemp, and Profes- 

 sor Gates. The president announced that two new co-operating countries 

 stood for election, Canada and Hungary. Some enquiries had been made 

 as to the standing of the new Eugenics Society of Canada with headquarters 

 at Toronto, and the office had received the statutory nominations from 

 Professor Fischer, Dr. R. A. Fisher, and Dr. Mjoen. On the proposal of 

 the chairman it was voted that Canada be elected a co-operating country, 

 and the Eugenics Society of Canada be invited to maintain membership 

 and to nominate a delegate as constituent member. This was approved. 



The president further announced that he had received information of good 

 scientific work and strong eugenic interest in Hungary, and he proposed the 

 election of this country as a co-operating country within the I. F. E. O. for 

 which the above 3 supporters stood. The secretary was directed to make 

 inquiries as to the best organization to maintain membership and to inform 

 its adherents. This was voted. 



Election of President. The chairman reminded the meeting that his 

 term of office, extended at the wish of the Federation to this year of his 



