CHAPTER IV

LIMITED POWERS OF MINORS, AND GUARDIANSHIP

Limited Powers of Minors--The Tendency of Evolution--Nature of Guardianship--Guardianship of Poor Children--Guardianship of Illegitimate Children--The Defects of Individual Guardianship-- Nature of Official and Institutional Guardianship--Advantages of Official and Institutional Guardianship--Objections to Collective and Institutional Guardianship--These Objections Answered--The Tendency of Evolution--Certain Civil Laws which are of Importance in Relation to Child-Protection 106

_B._--Department of Local Administrative Activity