ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd tʊ ɐ pəzˈɪʃən ɪnðə dʒˈuːvənˌaɪl kˈoːɹt æz ɐ bˈɔɪz wˈɜːk dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ æt ðə sˈɛntɚɹ ˈævənˌuː ˈɪmkə, hiː spˈɪɹhɛdᵻd ðə fˈaɪt ɐɡˈɛnst dɪskɹˌɪmᵻnˈeɪʃən ɪnðə pˈɪtsbɜːɡ bɹˈæntʃᵻz ʌvðɪ ˈɪmkə.
Appointed to a position in the Juvenile Court as a boys work director at the Centre Avenue YMCA, he spearheaded the fight against discrimination in the Pittsburgh branches of the YMCA.