Dear Dr. Sachar: was most happy to hear from you and to get your approval of Mrs. "iller and mr. Lippe for our "ewark office. I am sure that they will fit into our program and that we can expect a real improvement in our activities in the area, as a re- sult of their efforts. 1 would like to take the liberty of utilizing your invitation to write you my thoughts and suggestions on our youth organization and its program. I would have written sooner but for the fact that 1 was hospitalized and, for that matter, I am still not out of bed. I have had a little over a year in which to judge the quality of our organization and, fortunately, 1 can compare it to several other experiences in the field of group work, which have had. 1 can honestly say that my experience in the youth organization has been a most happy one and that 1 have found a great deal of stimu lation and pleasure in working with the hundreds of chaptere and thousands of boys and girls in our District. I have been impressed, as a professional worker, with the great potentialities that have shown in the use of the group work method, In small groups each individual has been called up to give the utmost of his capab- ilities wand the success of many of the projects in our District was possible only by group effort. 1 think it is most important to continue functioning on the small group leval, utilizing group work techniques. One of the things with which we try to impress our youth is an appreciation for democratic thinking and action. I have witnessed a great deal of confusion and unnesecessary opportition develop as successively, a youth comission and then a ne administration and approach have taken over, without sufficient participation on the part of the membership, lay leadership or professional staff. On many instances, a great deal of trouble could have been avoided and the objec- tives of our organization furthered if a period of discussion and consultation pre ceeded major change. While it is too late to mend damage already done, it would be reassuring to find future changes handled in a more satisfactory manner. We frequently find ourselves involved in a discussion between the value of a qual- itative organization versus a quantitative one. It is my conviction that to be successful, we must have both. I have found that youngsters do not have to be enticed into our organization - they look for us. I have organized over 50 groups in the time 1 have been with BOIU, a number of them in communities where even the B'nai B'rith does not exist. "e will only be doing our job when ever Jewish youth is enrolled in one of our groups. The Jewish Community Center of the "elfare Board gas long tried to organize a National Jewish youth movement but has never been able to. we have come the closest to success and we are meeting amost im- portant need. Our purpose has always been to serve the need of Jewish youth and to raise their level of thinking and performance in clutural, religious and com- munity service activities. Our organization has had appeal because it had a realistic approach. It did not attempt to serve only part of their needs - but all of them. Through the athletic and social program, many a good Jew was de- veloped. The fullness of our program is the distinguishing factor between it and other youth movements such as the "icnist Youth. I feel very strongly that the'full programatic approach should be retained and that we make every effort to organize every community and every Jewish youth in BBYO. "ith adequate staff and funds, 1 am sure that we can raise the level of activity in our groups and from my experience, I can say that our groups have done an exceed- ingly fine job in developing X positive attitudes and loyalties and in making a COA tribution to the communities where they reside.