The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-31
OBHU1RY Q NOTES.
Death'of Principal Graves of Hartford, Former Principal of Skinner Sch ool This City

whose widow is of an esteemed Ney = Haven family, died Friday night at l o'clock at his home, Mo- 2S Charter Oal ], Face His critical illness was spoker ' or Tn our Saturdays issue.
 Principal Graves was born in Spring held' Missouri, September 21, 1S49. He , received his early education in the pub. P lie schools of his native city. He was apout to enter the high school wher the CIVIL war broke out and all the
 schools in the city were closed. He went to St. Louis and entered the high
 school in that city. He graduated
 rom It In 1867. The following year he
 entered Yale university, from which he graduated in 1872, After his gradua-
 ton from Yale, MT. Graves returned to
 his native city, Springfield, Mo. He
 obtained position in the Springfield
 nigh school, which he filled for one
 year. He accepted the principalship of
 the Shaw school in St. Louis, and re-
 signed after one year to accept a tu-
 torshp in Latin at Yale. He held this
 tutorship for some time until he was
 appointed to the position of principal
 or the Skinner school in New Haven
 ID loSl he was appointed principal of
 the south school, Hartford, a position | Whlcb he held until his death.
 In 1878, Yale conferred on Mr. Graves
 the degree of Ph. D., in recognition of
 his scholarly attainments. MT. Graves 1 had musical tastes of high order.
 He was fine singer, and very often l had sung in the choir of the South | church. He was vice president of the | Choral union. and always sang with the chorus at the oratorio concerts of l the union. To MT. Graves more. per- haps, than to any other person, is due the organization of the Connecticut Teachers Annuity guild He was in- dueed to interest himself in the project of organizing the guild by his sympathy for teachers whose meagre salaries are not sufficient to allow them to save anything for old age or incapacity. Everything that affected his profession deeply interested him. He had a keen appreciation of the responsibilities of teacher Very frequently he has read papers before teachers me etings in this and other states. He took an active interest in the National Council of Ed ucation and filled the position of vice president of it from Connecticut For years he had been officially connected with the Connecticut Teachers asso- citation, being it's president at the time of his death. He had been at work completing arrangements for the an- nual meeting to be held in this city in October. MT. Graves compiled Graves Graded Speller' for common schools which is text book in the schools of Hartford, and elsewhere, and School Hymnal"
 MT Graves brought to the perform ance of his duties as principal ripe scholarship, wide experience and excel lent judgment. He was unremittng in his devotion to the schools of the dis trict, which have under his watch care been developed to their present high state of efficiency.
 Principal Graves took an interest in the municipal affairs of Hartford. He represented the old Fourth ward in the court of common council and for two years-'95 and '96-he was vice president of the lower board. He af- l forwards served in the board of alder men for two years MT. Graves was an ardent republican in politics
 Principal Graves was a deeply re- I lieious man. Since he took up his res idence in Hartford he was a member of the South church, and took a prom inent part in it's religious and benevo- | lent activities. For years he was one 1 of the deacons of the church. He had | a firm faith in Christianity and he or dered his life on it's precepts.
 When in New Haven, Principal | Groves married Miss Mary Harmount, a teacher of this city, sister of A. J. Harmount. the lumber merchant here, and who is a member of the New Ha- ven board of education. They had five children, only two of whom survive The survivors are Arthur Harmount | Graves of the senior class in Yale uni- versity and Miss Ellen Graves Mr. Graves is also survived by his mother, Mrs. Sarah c. Graves of Webster Groves, Mo, three sisters and broth- CT who are, Mrs. Henry M. Noel of St. Louis Mrs. Eben Andrews of Neosho i Mo, Miss Lillian Graves and Henry W. Graces of Neosho,
 The funeral of Principal Graves will 1 take place to-day at 2:30 p. m. It will be attended at his late residence on Charter Oak Place. Interment will be in Grove street cemetery, New Haven, where his three children are buried. The interment will take place at 5:45 this afternoon