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Henry Ehrlich. M. d. 178 COMMONWEALTH AVE. BOSTON. MASS. ame room teaches them vital lessons in team play and considerat- .ves twem relaxation and freedom. It might easily be i - troduced into our pro, or the little boys several times a week, if it is supervise . on, who sturte; work with problem boys lost interest in the work, and was not willing to 2o home visiting. I did not a- gree with her philosophy of disci;line, found it too burdensome a task to take up with her in detail, and did not make an ef.ort to re-secure her. I felt that her ideas of discipline were not applicable to Hecht House. Frankly, however, this wos inefficiency on my part to allow her to leave, regardless of what she had to offer, ws Levohn, because of '.he nature of her work (landswiramin could handle but a few . It was also necessary for the boys to remove their shoes, anu the small boy who would not delight In running gleefully about the hall in his stocking.; feet is rare. Our five hoys proved themselves to be very normal in this respect, and became difficult to hanolle. Miss Levohn was given a , roup of , iris which was very successful. Leo Moodman, who started a group in aircraft, a project which fascinated the older after.ooon boys, v/as needed at home, and was unable to continue the class, Another year this should he continued, *&. the materials are at hand. Ith one or two exceptions,"the disturbing elements" or disconcerting individual problems occured among the afternoon boys who are older and also belonLj in the evening groups. I think that it does not seem fair to exclude them from the afternoon classes, but in many cases tney are too old to be handled effectively by women volunteers and wor.ers, and present a problem in the corridors, by being noisy, ... owts and hats, breaking into classes, etc. The same boys are not problems when they are in art or wood worki classes. Thus, I Lelieve another year they should be allowed in the buildin, on those lays only that they have definite classes. Several of them also do excellent clay and lea'.her work. However, I am not sure that they should te taught in the same classes v/ith the younger boys. The senior hoys who have he^n in the House this winter because of unemployment, and sometimes the midgets and junior boys are undesirable in ths; clusses of the little boys because of their objectionable language, habits, and conversation. We have allowed the boys to take home what ever boats, toys, and gifts that they have made this year, rather than to save them for exhibition purposes. I should like to mention here that Miss Lexenberg has given much assistance to me in planning holiday programs and parties, and in supervising the groups for which I am responsible when I could not do so. Mr. hotenberg, I ve has handled the boys exceptionally well, and has kept their ea< ei Arterest in art and wood working. Several pronounced "impossible" older boys have done excellent work in his classes. Archie 'laser handled his c.roup well, as did Hyra;.n Naglin, whose attendance was less regular. -3-
Object Description
Collection Name | Boston YMHA Hecht House |
Collection Number | I-74 |
Dates | 1928; 1929; 1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935 |
Box Number | 04 |
Folder Number | 03 |
Subjects |
Children Community Centers Immigration Clubs Older people Youth |
Description |
Governance (Hecht) Reports General |
Access | Request access |
Rights | User has an obligation to determine copyright or other use restrictions prior to publication or distribution. Please contact the archives at jhcreference@nehgs.org or 617-226-1245 for more information. |
Language | English |
Repository | Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center, New England Historic Genealogical Society |
Description
Collection Name | Boston YMHA Hecht House |
Collection Number | I-74 |
Dates | 1928; 1929; 1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935 |
Box Number | 04 |
Folder Number | 03 |
Subjects |
Children Community Centers Immigration Clubs Older people Youth |
Description |
Governance (Hecht) Reports General |
Access | Request access |
Rights | User has an obligation to determine copyright or other use restrictions prior to publication or distribution. Please contact the archives at jhcreference@nehgs.org or 617-226-1245 for more information. |
Language | English |
Repository | Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center, New England Historic Genealogical Society |
Transcript | Henry Ehrlich. M. d. 178 COMMONWEALTH AVE. BOSTON. MASS. ame room teaches them vital lessons in team play and considerat- .ves twem relaxation and freedom. It might easily be i - troduced into our pro, or the little boys several times a week, if it is supervise . on, who sturte; work with problem boys lost interest in the work, and was not willing to 2o home visiting. I did not a- gree with her philosophy of disci;line, found it too burdensome a task to take up with her in detail, and did not make an ef.ort to re-secure her. I felt that her ideas of discipline were not applicable to Hecht House. Frankly, however, this wos inefficiency on my part to allow her to leave, regardless of what she had to offer, ws Levohn, because of '.he nature of her work (landswiramin could handle but a few . It was also necessary for the boys to remove their shoes, anu the small boy who would not delight In running gleefully about the hall in his stocking.; feet is rare. Our five hoys proved themselves to be very normal in this respect, and became difficult to hanolle. Miss Levohn was given a , roup of , iris which was very successful. Leo Moodman, who started a group in aircraft, a project which fascinated the older after.ooon boys, v/as needed at home, and was unable to continue the class, Another year this should he continued, *&. the materials are at hand. Ith one or two exceptions,"the disturbing elements" or disconcerting individual problems occured among the afternoon boys who are older and also belonLj in the evening groups. I think that it does not seem fair to exclude them from the afternoon classes, but in many cases tney are too old to be handled effectively by women volunteers and wor.ers, and present a problem in the corridors, by being noisy, ... owts and hats, breaking into classes, etc. The same boys are not problems when they are in art or wood worki classes. Thus, I Lelieve another year they should be allowed in the buildin, on those lays only that they have definite classes. Several of them also do excellent clay and lea'.her work. However, I am not sure that they should te taught in the same classes v/ith the younger boys. The senior hoys who have he^n in the House this winter because of unemployment, and sometimes the midgets and junior boys are undesirable in ths; clusses of the little boys because of their objectionable language, habits, and conversation. We have allowed the boys to take home what ever boats, toys, and gifts that they have made this year, rather than to save them for exhibition purposes. I should like to mention here that Miss Lexenberg has given much assistance to me in planning holiday programs and parties, and in supervising the groups for which I am responsible when I could not do so. Mr. hotenberg, I ve has handled the boys exceptionally well, and has kept their ea< ei Arterest in art and wood working. Several pronounced "impossible" older boys have done excellent work in his classes. Archie 'laser handled his c.roup well, as did Hyra;.n Naglin, whose attendance was less regular. -3- |
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