Philanthropy for children has be cartied on in the past as isolated effort without reference to com needs and knowledge of results and expenses.
need for ce-operation and ce-ordination in: charity. In. this me the Association aims to be of joe to the Chinese public. To ious friends we might pass on the information that the Minis-fry of the Interior, requires now the registration of all philanthropic organizations, through the civil government in a provincial capital, the bureau of social affairs ina special municipality, and through niayor's office in a hsien district, Philanthropy will be examined arid supervised. It is only a question of comparatively short time that such children's asylums where the mortality is 100 por cent. willie eliminated by government action, A new departure from traditional charity has been taken up for experiment by the Associa ion, that isa child welfare receiving home has been started, whose purpose is to receive absolutely helpless orphans, care for and educate them for a while until they "beedme attractive, and then aim at placing them in proper families, This is done on the assumption that not having their natural home, the next best place a substitute family, home, rather than an institution where the child lost in a crowd, being one in hundreds,. This receiving home incidentally ce-operates with the Child Protection Committee to receive what children are saved from maltreatment but have no homes which to go. A study is being made of all the children's homes, orphanages and asylums in' the country. Furthermore, the Association aims to lay befor the work and needs of worthy children's institutions, and has been instrumental in raising some ald For certain homes.
(8) Child Heeith, Health is the first asset to any child. It is more important than beauty and brilliancy. They say in New Zealand, "The health of a nation is its greatest wealth." Possibly that's why China is a poor country. To cure sick children as well as to educate the mothers on how to care for themselves during pregnancy, and for their babies, two clinics with a staff of children's doctors and nurses have been established.
In the Chapei clinic alone, in 8 months? time 4,598 have been treat ed, 521 homes have been visited by public health nurses. Demonstration bathing of children is shown to mothers. Available health literature has been broadcast and new pictures and mottoes and slogans have been made, Again, we might say thatin the Ministry' of Health, there is now the department vital statistics and hygiene. Of, course, it is the desire of this Association that the Government will immediately require the registration of births and deaths. If that were done, before long we should know the rate of child mortality in China whereas now we can-at best guess at it.
(4) Child Study, For a better knowledge of the problems of Chinese: children and for making available pro) methods and materials on committee of child educators, and social been at work. A study has been started in a project of ascertaining the form of mental and physical growth of children, Following the marked. success of Prof, Szizik of Austria in child education through art, a plan has been arranged to start an exper ment in art education for selected children. Mr. T. K. Feng, the
Instructor. Charts on prenatal and popular artist; will be the baby care have been made and citculated, A book of stories and another of songs for children have been published, (5) Social "Education, understood that child welfare pends on intelligent parenthood. But, were it is beyond the power of "one parent to accomplish, it needs the understanding assistance of society. With a view to arouse ing public interest, the Association
illustrated lectures, and publ ins to conduct exhibits, prepare
ition was held last year at the jes 'A child welfare ex-time of the Golden Rule Sunday, at which different phases of child welfare were taken up. It was represented by 12 provinces, 86 organizations, 530 ce-operating individuals, and attended by 40,000 people, To show the keen interest of the Government in child welfare, ing Kai-shek sent a special message to this "first child welfare Exhibition in the history of China," and several Ministers gave addresses and lent their presence. This summer, a health eampai was conducted in Chapel. This again is a operative enterprise of the municipal Tocal schools, ete, with this Association. Those who conducted the camp ai were aware that such was very. needful for Chapei and for thousands of other places in China where general health knowledge on
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