ˈæftɚ ðɪs ɹˈeɪ bɪkˌeɪm ɐ tˈiːtʃɚɹ æt hˈaʊɚd jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪnðə nˈoːɹməl ænd pɹɪpˈæɹətˌoːɹi dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt, wˌɪtʃ wʌzðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiz pɹˈɛp skˈuːl.
After this Ray became a teacher at Howard University in the Normal and Preparatory Department, which was the University's Prep School.