'Much  as  some  of  the  government  institutions  need  to  be
improved,  the  development  of  the  private  philanthropy  of  the
city  is  a  much  larger  problem.  With  practically  all  of  the  institu-
tions in  the  hands  of  the  Government,  there  is  but  little  institu-
tional outlet  for  private  charity  unless  those  who  give  are  willing
to  turn  their  money  over  to  the  officials.  For  a  time  this  plan
may  work,  but  before  long  some  individuals  are  going  to  be  dis-
satisfied with  the  way  the  Government  is  doing  things  and  will
want  to  establish  new  institutions.  The  question  is,  "Along  what
lines  will  these  institutions  develop?  Will  they  follow  the  old
Chinese  methods,  or  will  those  in  charge  be  able  to  learn  from
the  experience  of  other  countries  and  so  develop  the  new  institu-
tions along  new  lines?"  The  experiments  worked  out  in  the
Peking  Orphanage  and  the  Yang  Lao  Yuan  have  shown  that  the
Peking  institutions  do  not  need  more  money,  but  that  those  in
charge  do  need  a  new  vision  of  the  possibilities  of  cleanliness,
sanitation,  medical  care  and  the  development  of  the  mental  life
of  the  inmates.  And  they  also  need  a  spirit  of  fidelity  in  attain-
ing these  ends.
