| AdminHistory | The Childhood Society formed in 1896. Sir Douglas Galton elected First Chairman, other officers included: Mr.E.White Wallis, Drs. Langdon Down and Shuttleworth, Mrs. Findlay, and Dr. Francis Warner. The work of the Childhood Society was chiefly statistical.During the years 1898 to 1900 public lectures were delivered on such subjects as "Mental Abilities and Disabilities of Children", "Mental Hygiene as a Basis for Character Formation", "Juvenile Delinquents" and Prof. Sherrington's lecture on "Physiology for Teachers".
Amalgamated with the London branch of the British Child Study Association in 1905. |
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