HISTORIC BACKGROUND OF THIRD CONGRESS 13 



liness of the congress — time elapsed since last congress was held, sponsor- 

 ship, place to be held, and progress in the science since the last congress and 

 exhibit; (8) popular interest backing up scientific advance; and (9) cost of 

 publication of proceedings and papers. 



For use principally in connection with the organization of the Fourth 

 International Congress of Eugenics at some future date, the following 

 condensed statements are presented. 



THE rmST INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF EUGENICS, LONDON, 1912 



Number of officers, committeemen and delegates 324 



Principal sponsoring institutions 



The Eugenics Education Society of Great Britain 



Galton Laboratory, University of London 



Number of scientific papers published 42 



Number of exhibitors 18 



Number of individual items of exhibit 263 



Cash outlay for the Congress, the Exhibit and Publications not stated. 

 Publications: 



Scientific papers. 



Vol. I "Problems in Eugenics." 

 Vol. II "Problems in Eugenics." 



Pamphlet entitled "Catalog of the Exhibition'.' 



THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF EUGENICS, NEW YORK, 1921 



{Postponed from 1915 on account of the World War) 



Number of officers, committeemen and delegates 312 



Number of members 



Patrons 8 



Sustaining members 19 



Subscribing members 9 



Active members 365 



Principal sponsoring institutions 



Eugenics Record Office, of the Carnegie Institution of Washington 



American Museum of Natural History 



Eugenics Research Association 



Number of scientific papers published 108 



Number of exhibitors 131 



(Each exhibitor presented from one to fifty individual items of exhibit) 



Cash outlay for the Congress, the Exhibit and Publications $13,016.49 



Publications : 



Scientific papers. 



Vol. I, "Eugenics, Genetics and the Family." 

 Vol. II, "Eugenics in Race and State." 



The Exhibits Book. 



A pamphlet entitled "The Official Report." 



