Identifier,999115
Interviewee,Majorie Pyles-Hearst
Date,3/13/14
Interviewer,Julie Gabb
Abstract,"Majorie Pyles-Hearst moved to Glenville from Kentucky as a child. She was actively involved in Glenville, especially Glenville High School, where she was crowned homecoming queen. Glenville High School inspired her to be a teacher. She was a teacher in NYC, and then moved back to Cleveland, where she lives in Cleveland Heights now."
Tags,"Glenville High School, Urban Youth League, civil rights"
Special Notes,
0,"Dogs, Teaching at Cleveland Sight Center"
1,"Teaching cont.,  siblings, living in Cleveland Heights, raised in Glenville, attended Morgan State College, moving to NYC"
2,"Queens College, working as a consultant for the City of Cleveland, moving to Cleveland from Kentucky (settling at age 4)"
3,"Glenville as a child - ""it takes a village to raise a child"", diverse professions within Glenville"
4,"Growing up with other neighborhood children in Glenville, living on Columbia Ave. (near E. 93rd), kickball, swimming, bowling"
5,"Recreational activities as a child, education was valuable within the family, playing ""school"", dancing at the Glenville Y, the ""canteen"""
6,"The ""canteen"", different dances at the time, junior prom"
7,"Glenville High School prom - Pickcarter Hotel, 1968 was a memorable year - MLK and Robert Kennedy"
8,MLK assembly at Glenville High School
9,"Glenville Riots, the sounds and sights of the riots, Hough Riots"
10,"Glenville High School intramurals and clubs, gym leader, Future Teachers of America club, Student Government, voted ""Most Popular"""
11,"Going to Old Glenville and New High School, 10b at Old Glenville, 10a at New Glenville"
12,"New Glenville vs. Old Glenville, school rivalries - JFK"
13,"Rivalries in track and football, night games, away games in Southern Ohio"
14,"Game at Cleveland stadium on Thanksgiving morning (the Charity game), homecoming queen"
15,"Election for homcoming queen, representing the school, parade, Tarblooder"
16,"Glenville High School education, teaching at the South Bronx"
17,"Teaching at South Bronx cont., Mrs. Clements"
18,"Teachers at Glenville, taking French classes at Miles-Standish, Empire & Glenville"
19,"Classes at Glenville - extensive math classes, biology, chemistry, English"
20,Field trips at Empire - travel club i.e. Amish country and Niagara Falls
21,"Travel club cont., John Carroll University enrichement program for various high school students "
22,"Program - learned about different neigbborhoods and peers, youth chapter of Urban League - going to Detroit and Dayton chapters"
23,"Going to different neighborhoods - Shaker, John Adams area"
24,"Goal of Urban League, Civil Rights movement"
25,Civil Rights movement cont.
26,"Civil Rights movement cont., discrimination in senior year of high school (going to Euclid Beach)"
27,"Euclid Beach incident cont.,"
28,"Euclid Beach incident cont., no blatant discrimination in Kentucky "
29,"Riding on back of the bus, eating at certain sections of restaurants in Kentucky, no discrimination within Glenville"
30,"Businesses owned by different ethnicities, white flight"
31,"Positive relations with whites, stores in Glenville - Mr. Williams"
32,"Mr. Williams cont., 105th shops"
33,"Gold Coast, Scatters"
34,"Franklin's Ice Cream, Scatter's"
35,"Scatter's, walking to school"
36,"Miles-Standish elementary French classes, no garden at Miles-Standish, going to Kentucky during the summer, folk dancing"
37,"Banking at Miles-Standish, 4th grade for banking"
38,"Halloween parade, learning French, clothing shopping"
39,"Severence for shopping, downtown department stores, downtown at Christmas"
40,Twigby's
41,"Family members visiting Cafe Tia Juana, Leo's Casino"
42,"Kiddie matinees, seeing Motown acts at Leo's Casino"
43,"Severence Hall for orchestra, museums for class field trips, University Circle"
44,"Neighbor killed in University Circle, off-limits to Blacks, recreational activities"
45,"Playgrounds, swimming, tennis, Playmor"
46,"People dressing well back then, St. Philip's (Catholic church) - St. Clair and 80th, mixed congregation"
47,"Visiting different churches i.e. Antioch, street clubs, "
48,"Father was street club president, different street clubs in the neighborhood"
49,"Politicians and street clubs working together, street clubs today (watch clubs)"
50,"Seeing Robert Kennedy speak downtown in Public Square, JFK assassination"
51,"Robert Kennedy speech, cutting class to see him"
52,"Robert Kennedy cont., going with parents to places"
53,"Going out as an adolescent, house rules, safety in Glenville"
54,"Changes in Glenville now compared to then, absent landlords, housing in Glenville"
55,"Community involvement, homeowners vs. renters, safety"
56,"Experience growing up in Glenville, tight knit community even now"
57,"Community, END OF INTERVIEW"