'The executive committee of the is National Child Welfare Association of China met in the Chinese Bankers' Club, $9 Hongkong Road. on Feb. 28, when Dr. R. ¥. Lo, First Vice-president of the Association, presided.
In the absence of Dr. 1. H. Kung, president of the Association, Dr. Lo extended a cordial welcome to new members, Dr. T. H. Lee, Miss E. M, Hinder. "Mrs, Hung Sui-feng and Mrs. Li Dah-tsao, for their ceptance to serve on the board. Other members present at the meeting were Mr. S. U, Zau, Mr. Ling Kong-hou, Dr. F.C. Yen, Mrs. W. S, New, Mr, L.'D. Cie, Mes. Neu Yung-kee and Mr. Jabin Hsu, general secretary.
'Mr. Jabin Hsu submitted a report fon the activities of the association for the month of January regarding the convening of the Sth annual general meeting of the association; co-opera tive plans formulated by' organiza. tions concerned for the" relict of American refugees in the Mississipp! Valley: a reply by the Shanghai Municipal Council on the establishment of q reformatory school; and the Feeent progress made by the five demonstration centres of the sssoia-In his report, Mr, Hsu said that the work of the education of slave girls In the National Child Welfare Home fin the French Concession has been conducted with encouraging results, The home, since its establishment. in 1028, has taken in 103 slave girls Jcither sent from the local authorities er rescued by the child protection department of the association. 'Twenty-six emancipated slave girls were received in the home during the Inst year. These slave girls, according to their records, mostly' suffered from a sense of inferiority complex or had the habit of stealing, when they first entered the home," This was parily caused by the treatment of their former masters or mistresses Jond partly by the suffering of hardship in the atmosphere of their foster homes, Through psychological approach and by love and education fiven by teachers, they have become normal and were released from their emotional strain after a slay of a certain period of time in the atmosphere of this home.
Besides receiving educational facil ties, they are specially trained in the classes of "Little Mothers", tailoring, cooking. ete, Some of these girls were either placed out as foster @aughters or married as household wives, as soon as the home finds a suitable place for them, At present, the home besides the usual quota of orphans takes care of 39 of these under-privileged girls.
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