ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn hiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌmðə tˈiːtʃɚz kˈoːɹsᵻz ʌvðə lˌɪθjuːˈeɪniən kəmˈɪɾi ɪn vˈɪlnɪəs ænd bɪkˌeɪm ɐ tˈiːtʃɚɹ æt pˈeɪpiliz.
In 1915 he graduated from the teachers' courses of the Lithuanian Committee in Vilnius and became a teacher at Papilys.