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what, for the sake of uniform terminology, may be called social genetics and social telics ; furthermore, this last in turn assumes the two forms of individual telics and collective telics. These are the several scientific aspects of the subject. The corres- ponding processes which it is the purpose of these branches of the science of social dynamics respectively to study are : (i) social genesis; (2) individual telesis; and (3) collective telesis. The entire scheme of the Mechanics of Society may there- fore be formulated as follows :

Social Mechanics, treating of the Social Forces. Social Statics, treating of Social Order. Social Dynamics, treating of Social Progress. Social Genetics, treating of Social Genesis. Social Telics, treating of Social Telesis.

Individual Telics, treating of Individual Telesis. Collective Telics, treating of Collective Telesis.

LESTER F. WARD. WASHINGTON, D. C.