HISTORIC BACKGROUND OF THIRD CONGRESS 11 



felt it be most important (he being not present) that a fresh arrangement be 

 made by postal vote if such prove to be more convenient to Dr. Riidin. 



Research Committees. Dr. Frets, Chairman of the Human Heredity 

 Committee, reported members already participating, namely, Dr. Hermann 

 Lundborg, Dr. Mjoen, Professor Nilsson-Ehle, Dr. Fritz Lenz, and Professor 

 R. R. Gates, and he proposed the election of Dr. R. A. Fisher, F.R.S. This 

 was duly approved. The scheme he desired to put forward was the creation 

 of an international office for the exchange of genetical data between the 

 various countries and institutions interested. It was resolved that the 

 Eugenics Record Office be requested to undertake the function of such an 

 International Clearing House, and that Dr. Frets be empowered to nomi- 

 nate, with the approval of the president, additional members of the inter- 

 national committee; that the collection of pedigree material be hereby ac- 

 cepted as lying within the field of work of this committee, and that further 

 standardization of pedigrees hitherto undertaken by Dr. Laughlin and Dr. 

 Van Herwerden be henceforth referred to the Human Heredity Committee. 

 This was voted. 



Proposals from constituent societies. Proposals in regard to marriage 

 regulation from Holland and proposals on the work of the Federation from 

 the Eugenics societies of the Dutch East Indies (before the meeting) were 

 referred for consideration to the new President. 



The Committee on Standardization of Measurements on the Living. This 

 committee was authorized to proceed with the scheme of work previously 

 initiated. 



Reports. The Honorary Secretary announced reports on eugenic work 

 from Austria, Dutch East Indies, the Netherlands, Norway, France, and 

 Sweden, and was instructed to endeavor to secure their publication. 



The Tenth Federation Meeting then adjourned sine die. 



OTHER CONFERENCES AND EXHIBITS ON EUGENICS 



In connection with the development of the International Congresses and 

 Exhibits of Eugenics, particular mention should be made, first, of the 

 International Congress and Exhibit of Race Hygiene which was held in 

 Dresden, Germany, August 5th and 6th, 1911, and, second, to the First 

 and Second Conferences on Race Betterment, held under the auspices of 

 the Race Betterment Foundation which was established by Dr. John 

 Harvey Kellogg of Battle Creek, Michigan, in 1906. 



(a) The Dresden Congress and Exhibit of Race Hygiene, 1911 



It should be recalled that the Germanic countries early used the term 

 "race hygiene" in quite the same sense that "eugenics" was later used in 



