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T REPORT of thn FACILITIES SU-a-COiaiTTI- of the YOUTH ACTIVITIES CC 1951- ^2 it since the Health Club vacated ita quarters or. the second floor, the Y -tended to rehabilitate that part of the building. In outlining the Y program for the United Jewish Fund, this project Was mentioned, and at one tine, ■.sy was oven earmarked for t: is purpose. In the absence of concrete proposals fcr the remodaling, however, the funds were allocated to other, more urgent project.. Only one room was put to a specific use—the game room—and it has proved to Oe popular v.-ith youngsters, teen-agers, and adults Ir the past season, the Youth Activities Comr.ittee has undertaken a Saturday and aftor-school program in those rooms, v.-ith th. reclaiming . tho yung people whose interest in the Y has been declining in recent years. «fe are convinced that tha Y has much to offer these young pteple, in spite of the growth of neighbor]* rd centers and changes in populati-n; and we believe that their support as adult nenbers of a few years honco, is vital to the I, Their renewed onthusirt;: that cf their parents, seems to boar out ur convict) In proposing a plan for rerr.deling the second floor, h:"wevcr, we hove triad to foresee - f other possibilities fer its use by o, :ps in th We bollovo that children, teen-agars, and ycung adults should heve.a plac. tl is th:ir own when thoy visit the building; but ve r iccgnizo the fact that their visits are limited by schol hoars ond that th r ma sh-uld be attractive fcr and at all tir.es. Y.'e also realize that ur WTk .ith young poopla is still ntal, thet it r.ust grow gradually and in pr portion to the orgardzati nd staff we are able to provide. Thorcf . tried " La flsxiblo, -mlti-purpose ar.d oxpendablo—a plan y;e hope will open up new facilities and activitios f^r all Y members and bo usoful to the X for rany . In brief, the plan is as folic—si All ro.-tb - rewired one recoive acoustical treatment—a basic requirement E r th.-ir use by anyone. All r( ns to open int~ * -— . ■ -sic v i 1 intorrupti n in meetings and "closing . f f" ne sect' ■ is in uso. Thes \ o, plus ir.provod flooring where needed, nly structur-.l a It ora ti 1. Dance Studio—tho largo room on the iiollefield Street side would have simple, built-in bonches alcng tha vdndow side, a stage pi t the end of the , storage cl sets beside the stage that c ,uld bo usod as dressing r .;. Pur- 81 dances, footings, where movies are tr bo shewn r snail, informal enter- 'mcing classes, ;tc. 2. Lcun;%—the space fr a the Bellefield c rnor on the side toward Fifth :k to the present ga. . would be a largo lounge. Th. fr r.t record player, simple furnishings, including built-in v. 11 bonches-and shelves. The smaller section, t tho rear, would be closed -ff by a folding wall partiti n and would c^nt-.ir. e unit-kitchen. Rirpss : oither r - r Vth could be usod in c njunct? n with dances r ther functi ns in tho dance studio j oither rr both c~uld bo used f r meetings, card parties, c oking der"~nstroti. ns, etc, 3. Gore R —- - chf.nge proposed v, uld be f~r buil1>-in well benches ond shelves s that furniture w uld n t ints.rO rig tabl : Ives f r table genes and equipment. 4. Cr"fts Vorkshop—tho fomer shower "nd steam r behind the new elevat r would be used f r arts and crofts irtd would include a small ; sh^p. This kind f •. rkshop, which his j_"ved p^pulor v.-ith adults in many agencies, would be used ,:hing during the Saturday Pr uld be arrnr. that 11 t: Is c- uld bo covered when nperati n vras not desired. $, Ehthr- or.s—tw bathrocrs have been proposed to acconriodato what wo bolieve •.•ill be an increased number of people making uso f this part ~f the building.
Object Description
Collection Name | Boston YMHA Hecht House |
Collection Number | I-74 |
Dates | 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957 |
Box Number | 05 |
Folder Number | 01 |
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 | 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957 |
Box Number | 05 |
Folder Number | 01 |
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 | T REPORT of thn FACILITIES SU-a-COiaiTTI- of the YOUTH ACTIVITIES CC 1951- ^2 it since the Health Club vacated ita quarters or. the second floor, the Y -tended to rehabilitate that part of the building. In outlining the Y program for the United Jewish Fund, this project Was mentioned, and at one tine, ■.sy was oven earmarked for t: is purpose. In the absence of concrete proposals fcr the remodaling, however, the funds were allocated to other, more urgent project.. Only one room was put to a specific use—the game room—and it has proved to Oe popular v.-ith youngsters, teen-agers, and adults Ir the past season, the Youth Activities Comr.ittee has undertaken a Saturday and aftor-school program in those rooms, v.-ith th. reclaiming . tho yung people whose interest in the Y has been declining in recent years. «fe are convinced that tha Y has much to offer these young pteple, in spite of the growth of neighbor]* rd centers and changes in populati-n; and we believe that their support as adult nenbers of a few years honco, is vital to the I, Their renewed onthusirt;: that cf their parents, seems to boar out ur convict) In proposing a plan for rerr.deling the second floor, h:"wevcr, we hove triad to foresee - f other possibilities fer its use by o, :ps in th We bollovo that children, teen-agars, and ycung adults should heve.a plac. tl is th:ir own when thoy visit the building; but ve r iccgnizo the fact that their visits are limited by schol hoars ond that th r ma sh-uld be attractive fcr and at all tir.es. Y.'e also realize that ur WTk .ith young poopla is still ntal, thet it r.ust grow gradually and in pr portion to the orgardzati nd staff we are able to provide. Thorcf . tried " La flsxiblo, -mlti-purpose ar.d oxpendablo—a plan y;e hope will open up new facilities and activitios f^r all Y members and bo usoful to the X for rany . In brief, the plan is as folic—si All ro.-tb - rewired one recoive acoustical treatment—a basic requirement E r th.-ir use by anyone. All r( ns to open int~ * -— . ■ -sic v i 1 intorrupti n in meetings and "closing . f f" ne sect' ■ is in uso. Thes \ o, plus ir.provod flooring where needed, nly structur-.l a It ora ti 1. Dance Studio—tho largo room on the iiollefield Street side would have simple, built-in bonches alcng tha vdndow side, a stage pi t the end of the , storage cl sets beside the stage that c ,uld bo usod as dressing r .;. Pur- 81 dances, footings, where movies are tr bo shewn r snail, informal enter- 'mcing classes, ;tc. 2. Lcun;%—the space fr a the Bellefield c rnor on the side toward Fifth :k to the present ga. . would be a largo lounge. Th. fr r.t record player, simple furnishings, including built-in v. 11 bonches-and shelves. The smaller section, t tho rear, would be closed -ff by a folding wall partiti n and would c^nt-.ir. e unit-kitchen. Rirpss : oither r - r Vth could be usod in c njunct? n with dances r ther functi ns in tho dance studio j oither rr both c~uld bo used f r meetings, card parties, c oking der"~nstroti. ns, etc, 3. Gore R —- - chf.nge proposed v, uld be f~r buil1>-in well benches ond shelves s that furniture w uld n t ints.rO rig tabl : Ives f r table genes and equipment. 4. Cr"fts Vorkshop—tho fomer shower "nd steam r behind the new elevat r would be used f r arts and crofts irtd would include a small ; sh^p. This kind f •. rkshop, which his j_"ved p^pulor v.-ith adults in many agencies, would be used ,:hing during the Saturday Pr uld be arrnr. that 11 t: Is c- uld bo covered when nperati n vras not desired. $, Ehthr- or.s—tw bathrocrs have been proposed to acconriodato what wo bolieve •.•ill be an increased number of people making uso f this part ~f the building. |
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