The San Francisco Examiner from San Francisco, California • 23

MINORITY GROUP ADOPTIONS w.j.ji.ij.rt ceec Jt.B(mliire See.1 23 How "Important Is Heredity's Role? 5 Population Control in Japan WStf -liiiil i Sia tiiiil 1111 IfiHHI By MICHAEL SCHAPIRO from all sorts of ancestral nority group people, recently. behavior, is now understood gree that the adopting family This is fourth in a series His voice rang throughout a backgrounds. Statistically they is able to help a child develop vast auditorium packed with about adoption, written especially for the EXAMINER, by his imagination, aim at intellectual goals, and seek new are on a par with the average child of our population, from amines commemorating Ne one of the Nation's foremost gro History Week, as he made a moving appeal on behalf of adoption authorities, and the standpoint of the intelligence, physical health and achievement of known ances- the MARCH! project to find understandings, he will show a growing intelligence up to the limit of his hereditary capacity to gain and retain information. In addition, his ability executive director of MARCH: Bay Area adoptive home re homes for parentless minority group cmiaren. cruiting service for Negro, ors.

We inherit from our ances His plea dramatically under Lattn-Amencan, Futpmo, On scored the endorsement by mi to use well what he learns is tors only our potential i.e., the ental and other children of national and racial minority nority group leadership of the outer limits of our physical de chiefly dependent on emotion new adoption movement our group backgrounds. MARCH! A WOMAN doctor, who spent the World War II years in Japan performing appendectomies in kitchens, delivering babies at roadsides" and bicycling many miles to visit patients, is now pioneering to relieve a situation that promoted the war. She is Dr. Fumiko Amano of Tokyo, who told the Planned Parenthood Association here yesterday that the family planning movement is helping solve Japan's overpopulation problems. With her husband, Dr.

Kadeysosu Amano. and three al factors and attitudes result Bay area agencies are devel serves families throughout velopment and mental capacity. The degree to which we can ing from his life's experience. this area and is located in San oping. And it marked once again the traditional concern Francisco at 1367 Post Street to be hereditary only in the sense that we inherit an organic nervous system and a potential intelligence.

Behavior is largely determined by the effects of home, school cultural setting and other aspects of environment upon this nerv ous system and intelligence. The more geneticists know about a child's background, the more accurately can they predict the child's potential for development Therefore it is a great protection to adoptive parents that our licensed adoption agencies are able to offer an experienced staff to assemble and evaluate genetic information as well as medical, psychological and legal data about adoptive children and that they make this knowledge available to adoptive parents. IN THE NEXT installment," I'll tell about some other ex tremely important services offered the public by licensed adoption agencies. Geneticists admit that more than 500 hereditary diseases realize this potential depends upon what happens to us after of churchmen for the welfare "TAKE A CHILD of the of children, as the mainspring birtn. beset man and that not all of A worst possible kind ot lamny life.

Take height for instance: If them appear at birth. However, not more than 3 per cent most of a child's ancestors of background, bring him IN ADDITION, his challenge were short people, we can pre of our entire population suf into your family and give turns a much-needed spotlight dict he probably will not grow fers from severe hereditary conditions. on a truth supported by scien him your love and tender to be taller than the average tific findings in the field of III 'A Ml 7- mm lb But be may grow taller or care and a good home and I others, she stumped the coun BECAUSE about 65 per cent genetic research: that essen shorter than his ancestors, de challenge you or anyone else pending upon postnatal condi in a few years to tell him from tially, it is the interaction of heredity and environment that determines a child's develop oi aaopuwe cniiaren are born out of wedlock, some couples fear a child may develop ten tions affecting Height, such as any of your own children! diet, for instance. So declared one of the Bay dencies toward anti-social be ment. The same is true of his in try after the war to gam sup port for a birth control law.

"Tradition was against us," she recalled. "For the government educated the people to the idea of raising big families for Japan. We had to change the whole public opinion." havior. But anti-social beha area's most honored church' men and great leaders of mi- Adoptive children come telligence potential. To the de vior, like socially acceptable Future Plans Flower Hall For Marin Fair ACTIVITIES for the coming But, Doctor Amano, added, year will be discussed by San with 9,000,000 people in Francisco Naval Shipyard A NEW BAMBOO structure American Legion Auxiliary at country the size of the State of Arizona, the government of Japan realized that it must do has been designated as the 8:15 p.

m. Friday, in Room something to lessen the pop "Hall of Flowers- for the eleventh annual Marin County Art and Garden Fair to be Minnesotans' Annual Picnic All former Minnesotans and their friends In the Bay area are Invited to attend the annual Minnesota picnic beginning at 10 a. m. on Sunday. Setting for the event will be Metasd Ranch on Don ner Avenue near San Jose.

Dancing, games and refresh ments are planned. ulation pressures. By 1948 i 324, Veterans Building, Civic Center. Luncheon Plan law was passed to legalize art! ficial interruption of pregnan held July 3 through 7 at the Marin Art and Garden Center "COME LIT'S PLAY WE'RE INDIANS" says volunteer worker Nina Brumback (left) to children at Good Samaritan Community Center. Taking part in the summer day camp activities will be Linda Amido, Leland Spencer, II, (right); and Gene McCarthy, 12.

More' volunteers are needed at these centers, the Volunteer Bureau reports. in Ross. A LUNCHEON is planned cy, sterilization and birth control. Japan and India are the only two countries in the world whose governments by California Daytalers, Mrs. Lynne Stora heads the flower show committee.

Non nal rith Women, for noon on Thursday, June 21, at the back birth control, she said. mm jg choote th trmditumml jtj tiftt netklac of A cultured pearls A 25 fflf rom 9 Mikimoto fish- eries, a lustrous graduated lM strand strung to your order jQj 1 r'-y stfoty clasp. professionals wishing to enter home of Betty Wine, 24 West arrangements should call the CLUB ROUNDUP Drive, Daly City. center for Information. Since 1937, Doctor Amano reported, the birth rate has been cut in half.

About 33 per cent, of the parents in Japan now practice birth control, she iiiutiiiiiiiiiimiuuiuiiinui remarked. Sorority Will Open Convention Today Almost all of the 800 health stations in Japan now have Your Neighborhood Rod Scissors Promium Storo Says marriage consultation bureaus according to Doctor Amano the Henry E. Bothin Youth ABOUT 400 members of Center, Fairfax. Since 97 per cent of all births in Japan are performed by midwives, these women are In camp style they will bring their own "nosebag' being taught to give birth con ternationai i will hold a five day convention in the Mark Hopkins Hotel lunches. Following the meet "fHANKS A BULLION For Your Patronage" with ing they will tour the center.

beginning today. HOSPITAL AUXILIARY: Elmer Massmann, administra Delegates from 178 chapters trol advice. "We are emphasizing that abortion is a most Ineffective and cruel way of relieving the population pressures," Doctor Amano explained. "More than 2,000,. 000 Japanese women have abortions annually." tor of the French Hospital, of the women service organi zation in the United States will speak on 'The Hospital- Its Organization and Func and Canada are expected to tion" at 1:30 p.

m. today at the attend. Hostesses will be mem Nurses Residence, Sum Ave bers of the eleven northern California chapters. Mrs. H.

F. The mother of a boy and nue and Anza Street girl, Doctor Amano said that Yancey, of Seattle, will OFFICERS WIVES: "Deco she was one of seven children, rating on the Move" will be She was born while her Japa preside. Other club events today: discussed by John Wheatman in nese parents, who lived New York, were in Japan vacation. on at the monthly luncheon the Officers Wives Club GIRL SCOUTS: A preview of the summer Girl Scout program will be presented to members of the San Francisco Naval Air Station, Alameda, A graduate of Barnard Col at noon today at the Officers lege, she interned at Yale Club. Council at 10 a.

m. today at Medical School. In 1934 and her husband went to visit Japan, stayed to do research (yousave H9nLL coupoNsjnr on each of Zr I these itemtl TT and had to remain there when the war broke out. Now her husband is head of the Japan Birth Control Institute with which Doctor Amano is affil IfWl mm ii I ,....11 I I I i I wm nl iated. METAL SERVING TRAY Pattern TOLE ROSE PATTERN Size: I7H' 3 a Hn dozem of usei in living room, den or breakfast room.

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