Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-09

and that his resignation to the Angus
ia directors was rendered the next day
For many reasons nothing had previ-
ously been said about it.
The loss of so valuable a teacher as
Principal Graves is one that no city
can afford to meet with and the board
of directors of the Village district are
10th to part with him though they wish
for his future welfare and realize the
high compliment that has been PAID
the young man and the city by the
election to SO important position and
with SO large an advance in salary.
They are assured that it is the best for
Mr. Graves and therefore cannot flnl
it in their hearts to prevail upon him
to remain longer. That Mr.. Graves
would find a higher position they have
all felt assured for a long time, and
have dreaded the time when he would
leave the Village district that has
prospered SO well under his careful di
rection. They knew that he has had
once before, this year, f1attering Of
fer to leave Augusta, but had refused.
Principal Graves was born in Bow
doinham, December %, 1867. He at
tended the common schools there I'M
til II years of age, when he taught
school two years. He then entered the
Latin school in Lewiston, where he fit
ted for college in two years. He en-
tered Bates College in Lewiston, in
| 1890. During his course in college he
| taught five terms in the common
schools, and taught mathematics in the
Latin school which is the Bates fitting
school. for one and one-haf years. He
graduated in "a with first honcrs in
mathematics.
While in college he was elected
Lmember of the school board of Bow
I doi,ham. ana served in that capacity
three wears, the last year of Whlch ne
Iseryed as superintendent. After grad
tustiori he was elected to the principal
ship Of the 'Bowdoinham High school
At the end of a year he was elected
to the position of principal OF the VII
lace district schools Of this city which
he has held ever since. lie fouho
the Augusta schools in a good coloi'
tion and their standard has been full!
kept up. The course has been graou'
allv strengthened until they are no"
! doing in the 10Th grade what is doi't
;rttha average High school in the frs
wear. thus adding fully, year Worh
When he arrived he had five teachers
lass than he now has. AT present III
has % teachers under his supervisor
/ He has the happy faculty OF. maklhs
4 friend of all the teachers ana schoi
AIRS with whom he comes in contact .
that he is liked and respected exceed
i ingly well by all, as well as oy IN
parents of the pupils
Many new methods have oeen i'i'i'
! duced into the schools, cher ah'oii
!; which is perhaps the number "ofA 81
/! the lower grades. This has attrac'e'
J unite a little attention among the ie"'
: ing educators in the State. In the TEN
perance work he has done good worf
and in 1897, did very enectiVe "o'
AGAINST the cigarette. The results
his work in this line are apparent
the CITY. among the boys who atteii
. his schools and who have graduate
{ from them
The result of the vigorous actioh
the part of Principal Graves along u"
= line. was also felt in the way OF III
nassing of the anti-cigarette law IN III
form which it passed the Legislator
in that year. as he was among tnos
who urged the passing of the law d.
fore the temperance committee OF th'
body.
During the past two years he NJ
1t taken an active part in the teachef
k. conventions throughout the state. I
Of hn