Boston YMHA Hecht House

              Cosnittae -eating - hay 11, 1955
tt lynn — Charaa, chaii-snf Mrs. Mstoan ureenbexg, nxe, oeorea Spdvaok,
His, Hany shoickot, .-_, Marti- Sohsuar, rtts. -asuel Kslp, lira, San
lisxnon, ttr, Sim Sneider, Cynthia Greene, Jerry Ouepaastol u, Stephen
and Jeanne A.
mstili\t began at 8i50 PJU   flhsji-in aefced lliss Leviuaon to isad sv-uaiy of
first isssHm hsld oo April 27, 1955.   After this, Hiss -srinson gave report on
regarding Saturday imAitt Canteen program.   This was s suaasry of
by 16 Intsx-sdUtes on April 16, 1955, oil -avor_ig s
Highlights of the responses worst that Canteen was
for 50* «f Inters, thst 87* asde now friends st Csntesni those who
thsy sms with their- own gang, know swsiyus whs oaas or found psopls too young.
13 of the Into— osss to -set psopls of tne opposite sex, 8 osme to asst osw psopls
s9 5 oaae
hsve ■€—thlinv to do on {aturday rxlght, 5 oaae to Issrn to dams.    Although
100* prs-aiA-ad Saturday night socials to Sunday ss s wsok and activity, worker
porlnisr. out this was no indication thst £ unday is not ss desirable s day,   50*
•sid if epecisl p_-ogt__ wore planned oocasionally on Saturday night, thsy would
pay at-rtsaion between 2$S to 50*,   Suggestions for Canteen prog*— asct yesr wsrs
SOidsi'sd sround infox-nol-type Canteon ss ws bsd tnia year with dance inc truetion on
sltomate Sato-day nLg-ts and record bops,   5 suggosted s regular weekly dance class
with regieti-stion at bsglsning of wesson.    Too balance euggeeted talent shows, speoisl
L now records.
O-sLaasn toon askod sseh of too luteis prssant to express their
thsy preferred Saturday night or Sunday afternoon socials.   All turwe said
a_0.t teosuss on Sunday, thsy hsrs to us witn thsir fa__U.ee.   2_oy said tea
rsssons thsy did not ooas regularly to Saturday nigat sffsirs was beoauae thsy had
te o_cy*ait or heasuae thsy want to both HI Hal ; ociala.   Thsy aaid t^, aaw toa
paople 0999} Saturday night at *a.t .jouss sod wanted a ohanga,   Thsy stated it was
difflowlt at tiass te got te Beoht Bouas in ths evening duo to fast it was good
rtlstanas froa car Una,   Ttejr further stated tnat aoae of tueir aohool friends, who
live further froa Hecht Mouse than tusy do, go te tho Boston ___ pooh.hly teosuss
ths "X" is right on ths car-lino.   Kwy also ■ ■i.nsiiii.iil oas big affair a asnth with
:ials t-.e rest of the
Lutets turned out on April 2hth for record hop with -«o__ Tulin, 20 mW
10 for fcooisl Dancing on stay 6, Matter's Day and that a big social was
► on asy 15, s Cidsr sad Dsnxt Danee.
it 8, Lews—barg and tha fact thst 200 tssn-agere wexw prssant,   Pansl fait
the roaaon why it was s sosoaos was due to psrsonsl visit to sohool by worker sad
ths fast it was gLwsn so auoh publicity,   thsy said only s small factor woa thst it
was ficee.   In fact, thay aaid that if a alight foe had baan charged, the asas madia,
probably would have cane.   Thsy slco said it would hsrs baan a good Idas to invite
ths 9th pa-Ma, too, as 8th grade girls do not want te dancs with 8th
This pioaptsrl a discussion by Mr, f_a_U1ar on ths factor of girlc hsTing grsater
aaturity, at tiiat aga, than boss.
out by the Coaaittca was to hold small,
private dance classss rsthor than t      opsn oslss hold this past yoar, thst pec
who do not know how to dance are shy in s large group,   Tha rsssen why ooys don't
dsnoo at socials is tnat they don't know how.    Thay further
oould te taught at individual olub   -stings.