▁State ▁Education ▁Department ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁and ▁held ▁that ▁post ▁under ▁six ▁govern ors , ▁for ▁nearly ▁two ▁dec ades . ▁ ▁Under ▁his ▁ten ure , ▁the ▁state ▁took ▁major ▁steps ▁in ▁rural ▁school ▁cons olid ation , ▁an ▁important , ▁if ▁often ▁very ▁controvers ial , ▁ende avor . ▁ ▁Gra ves ▁is ▁the ▁longest - ser ving ▁commission er ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁department ▁to ▁date . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁ret irement , ▁he ▁passed ▁the ▁bar ▁exam ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁career , ▁Gra ves ▁held ▁ 4 3 ▁academic ▁degrees . ▁ ▁Selected ▁Publications ▁ ▁Bur ial ▁Custom s ▁of ▁the ▁Gree ks , ▁( Col umb ia ▁University ) ▁A ▁History ▁of ▁Education ▁Before ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges , ▁( Mac Mill an ) ▁A ▁History ▁of ▁Education ▁During ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges , ▁( Mac Mill an ) ▁A ▁History ▁of ▁Education ▁in ▁Modern ▁Times , ▁( Mac Mill an ) ▁Great ▁Edu c ators ▁of ▁Three ▁Cent uries , ▁( Mac Mill an ) ▁Peter ▁Ram us ▁and ▁the ▁Edu c ational ▁Renaissance ▁of ▁the ▁Six teenth ▁Century , ▁( Mac Mill an ) ▁A ▁Student ' s ▁History ▁of ▁Education , ▁( Mac Mill an ) ▁What ▁Did ▁Jesus ▁Te ach ?, ▁( Mac Mill an ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Col umb ia ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Tu ft s ▁University ▁fac ulty ▁Category : Univers