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Show Some Aspects of the Conservation of Human Resources' Vasco M. Tanner Members of the Utah Academy of :Sciences, Arts and Letters, and Guests: Another year has rolled around and a busy one for all of becomes my privilege as President of the Academy, ac cording to tradition, to deliver this presidential address. I deem it a great honor to speak to you as the President of the Utah -Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. This 'organization has had its purpose since its founding on April 3, 1908, to promote us. It investigation and diffuse knowledge in all departments of sci and letters. Through the efforts of the officers and members of this academy, much valuable information relating to scientific activities in Utah have been published and preserved in .the twenty-two volumes that have been published to date. Last our natural resources. year we emphasized the conservation of President W. P. Cottam climaxed our thinking and planning in this matter with a stirring and well-prepared address. "Resource Problems of Utah." ences, arts Upon this occasion I propose to deal with some of the prob lems relevant to the conservation of human resources. It is quite certain that there has never been a time in the history of mankind when the thoughts of the people generally are so eagerly turned to social, political, and biological problems as today. Weare wondering what the results of the state of £lux at present will be upon the human species. From some quar ters we get the question: Why waste our time and energy talk and ing and planning about the conservation of our renewable non-renewable resources, when we are so stupid that we can not conserve and perpetuate the best in our own species? Civilization of 1946 is facing many grave problems. All we have built up in our social and biological heritage_ is being changed or in some cases lost. Weare confronted with the need of an analytical study of our racial problems and the pre dicament in which the human species now finds itself. Many in our western civilization still cling to the remnants of an an cient philosophy which maintains that man is a distinct creature on a different plane of life from the rest of the organic that ,world. 'Presidential address at the Thirty-Ninth Annual Convention of the Utah Academy of Sciences,' Arts and Letters; and Contribution No. 111 from the Department of Zoology and Entomology, Brigham Young University. 117 |
