"The Problem of the Feeble Minded: A Growing Menace Which Must be Dealt With," in The United Farmers of Alberta, June 1, 1927

June 1, 1927. The United Farmers of Alberta published an article titled “The Problem of the Feeble Minded: A Growing Menace Which Must be Dealt With”. The article intended to inform the public on exactly what ‘feebleminded’ means, in reference to the timely discussions and debates on the sterilization of the feebleminded. The three grades/levels of feeblemindedness are identified and described from lowest to highest, being the idiot, imbecile and moron. The criteria for each grade were outlined, with the most detail for morons, who were considered the most dangerous grade. The question of what measures could be taken to prevent an increase of feeblemindedness was proposed and elaborated on.

This article can be found online in the Peel Collection here.

-Laura Shaw

  • German, M. R. O. (1927, June 1). The Problem of the Feeble Minded: A Growing Menace Which Must be Dealt With. The United Farmers of Alberta, p. 22.

"The Problem of the Feeble Minded: A Growing Menace Which Must be Dealt With," in The United Farmers of Alberta, June 1, 1927

June 1, 1927. The United Farmers of Alberta published an article titled “The Problem of the Feeble Minded: A Growing Menace Which Must be Dealt With”. The article intended to inform the public on exactly what ‘feebleminded’ means, in reference to the timely discussions and debates on the sterilization of the feebleminded. The three grades/levels of feeblemindedness are identified and described from lowest to highest, being the idiot, imbecile and moron. The criteria for each grade were outlined, with the most detail for morons, who were considered the most dangerous grade. The question of what measures could be taken to prevent an increase of feeblemindedness was proposed and elaborated on.

This article can be found online in the Peel Collection here.

-Laura Shaw

  • German, M. R. O. (1927, June 1). The Problem of the Feeble Minded: A Growing Menace Which Must be Dealt With. The United Farmers of Alberta, p. 22.