Produced by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) The Art of Life Series _The Super Race_ THE ART OF LIFE SERIES _Edward Howard Griggs, Editor_ The Super Race AN AMERICAN PROBLEM BY SCOTT NEARING, Ph.D. WHARTON SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA AUTHOR OF "SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT," ETC. NEW YORK B. W. HUEBSCH 1919 Copyright, 1912, by B. W. HUEBSCH First printing, May, 1912 Second printing, May, 1919 PRINTED IN U. S. A. TO THE MOTHERS AND FATHERS OF THE SUPER RACE FOREWORD For ages men have sought to perpetuate their memories in enduring monuments of brass and of stone. Yet, in their efforts to build lasting memorials they have neglected the most enduring monument of all--the Monument of Posterity. These farseeing ones have overlooked their real opportunity; for in posterity--in the achievements of their children's children, men may best hope to reflect a lasting greatness. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I THE CALL OF THE SUPER RACE 13 II EUGENICS--THE SCIENCE OF RACE CULTURE 26 III SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT--THE SCIENCE OF MOLDING INSTITUTIONS 44 IV EDUCATION--THE SCIENCE OF INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT 55 V THE AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY 75 _The Super Race_ CHAPTER I THE CALL OF THE SUPER RACE As a very small boy, I distinctly remember that stories of the discovery of America and Australia, of the exploration of Central Africa and of the invention of the locomotive, the steamboat, and the telegraph made a deep impression on my childish mind; and I shall never forget going one day to my mother and saying:-- "Oh, dear, I wish I had been born before everything was discovered and invented. Now, there is nothing left for me to do."