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CANTEEN ACTIVITY - 1944-1945 The purposes of the Canteen, as I see it, are threefold in naturei- 1. To provide a social recreation center for adolescents under proper supervision and guidance. 2. To encourage and stimulate youngsters into other equally desirable channels of activity; and finally 3. To provide entertainment and programs of an intelleotual-recreational nature mainly through the participation of the youngsters themselves. I feel that the season 1944-1945 has fulfilled the first two objeotives completely and only partially the third. I should say, on the whole, that the season was a real success. In what follows I shall go into detail about the multivaried activities. The organization of the oanteen rests on a director, a canteen committee composed of members of the canteen and headed by a chairman with the director as advisor, and volunteer senior hostesses consisting of women in the neighborhood who are extremely interested in the welfare of the youngsters, I should like to especially mention the faithful work and help given to wo by Mr. Edward Klein, whose sympathetic help and advice proved a great faotor in the successful operation of the canteen. The attendance at the oanteen ran from 100 to a maximum of 450 depending on the weather and other factors, Thursdays and Saturdays were the big nights with the former set aside as program night. On program nights there v/ere such activities as amateur talent contests, dancing oontests, movies, quizzes of a musical nature; simple musical interpretations by the youngsters themselves and others. Of these programs much can be said for and against them. In the main, a program of an entertainment nature provided by guest appearances proved the most interesting. The youngsters themselves preferred dancing, but it was thought advisable to interject these various programs to stimulate their interests into other activities as well. The appearanoe of Mr. Phil Saltman and his "Future Stage & Soreen Stars" p—____*" proved the most successful. There were other successful enterprises engaged in by the oanteen oommittee such as the House Counoil Danoe to raise funds for the athletic team; the War Bond Drive Dance, and the Russian War Relief Danoe. As an example of social training to youngsters, I should like to mention one example of the attitudes developed in a group known as the Enrols. This group originally consisted of a group of lads whose sole enjoyment consisted of coming sloppily dressed and rough-housing around the canteen. With the aid of Mr. Klein, I oan truly say that the manner, dress, and speeoh of these youngsters have undergone a remarkable transformation. The Canteen Committee showed a remarkable spirit of faithfulness under the __u__c—__- direction of its leader Ruth Mikalovitoh. At the end of the season the oon_dttee was reorganized to weld it into a more unified group, Hy conclusions are very simplei- 1, The oanteen served its intended purposes, 2, The youngsters have benefitted both socially and from a reoreational point of view, 3, There ought to be moire such centers of aotivity in all communities.
Object Description
Collection Name | Boston YMHA Hecht House |
Collection Number | I-74 |
Dates | 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949 |
Box Number | 04 |
Folder Number | 05 |
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 | 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949 |
Box Number | 04 |
Folder Number | 05 |
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 | CANTEEN ACTIVITY - 1944-1945 The purposes of the Canteen, as I see it, are threefold in naturei- 1. To provide a social recreation center for adolescents under proper supervision and guidance. 2. To encourage and stimulate youngsters into other equally desirable channels of activity; and finally 3. To provide entertainment and programs of an intelleotual-recreational nature mainly through the participation of the youngsters themselves. I feel that the season 1944-1945 has fulfilled the first two objeotives completely and only partially the third. I should say, on the whole, that the season was a real success. In what follows I shall go into detail about the multivaried activities. The organization of the oanteen rests on a director, a canteen committee composed of members of the canteen and headed by a chairman with the director as advisor, and volunteer senior hostesses consisting of women in the neighborhood who are extremely interested in the welfare of the youngsters, I should like to especially mention the faithful work and help given to wo by Mr. Edward Klein, whose sympathetic help and advice proved a great faotor in the successful operation of the canteen. The attendance at the oanteen ran from 100 to a maximum of 450 depending on the weather and other factors, Thursdays and Saturdays were the big nights with the former set aside as program night. On program nights there v/ere such activities as amateur talent contests, dancing oontests, movies, quizzes of a musical nature; simple musical interpretations by the youngsters themselves and others. Of these programs much can be said for and against them. In the main, a program of an entertainment nature provided by guest appearances proved the most interesting. The youngsters themselves preferred dancing, but it was thought advisable to interject these various programs to stimulate their interests into other activities as well. The appearanoe of Mr. Phil Saltman and his "Future Stage & Soreen Stars" p—____*" proved the most successful. There were other successful enterprises engaged in by the oanteen oommittee such as the House Counoil Danoe to raise funds for the athletic team; the War Bond Drive Dance, and the Russian War Relief Danoe. As an example of social training to youngsters, I should like to mention one example of the attitudes developed in a group known as the Enrols. This group originally consisted of a group of lads whose sole enjoyment consisted of coming sloppily dressed and rough-housing around the canteen. With the aid of Mr. Klein, I oan truly say that the manner, dress, and speeoh of these youngsters have undergone a remarkable transformation. The Canteen Committee showed a remarkable spirit of faithfulness under the __u__c—__- direction of its leader Ruth Mikalovitoh. At the end of the season the oon_dttee was reorganized to weld it into a more unified group, Hy conclusions are very simplei- 1, The oanteen served its intended purposes, 2, The youngsters have benefitted both socially and from a reoreational point of view, 3, There ought to be moire such centers of aotivity in all communities. |
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