History of Martinsville, (York County) Pennsylvania United States of America

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Albert Newton Raub, educator, was born at Martinsville, Pa., March 28, 1840; son of John and Mary (Miller) Raub. He was graduated in the scientific course of the State Normal school at Millersville, Pa., in 1860; was principal of the public schools of Bedford, Pa., 1860?61; had charge of the schools of Cressona, Pa., 1861?64; was superintendent of the Ashland, Pa., public schools, 1864?66; professor of English grammar and literature in the State Normal school at Kutztown, Pa., 1866?68; superintendent of schools in Clinton county and the city schools of Lock Haven, Pa., and principal of the Lock Haven high schools, and of the Central Pennsylvania State Normal school, which he was largely instrumental in founding, 1877?84. In 1888 he became president of Delaware college, Newark, Del. In 1865 he began his work as lecturer before teachers' institutes and other assemblies, which work became an important part of his professional life. He received the honorary degree A.M. from the College of New Jersey (Princeton) in 1866, that of Ph.D. from Lafayette in 1879, and that of LL.D. from Ursinus college in 1895. He was president of the Pennsylvania State Teachers' association in 1871, and in January, 1885, became editor and proprietor of the Educational News, a weekly. His published works include series of grammars, readers, and arithmetics; also: Plain Educational Talks (1869); School Management (1882); Studies in English and American Literature (1882); Methods of Teaching (1883); A Practiced Rhetoric (1887); Helps in the Use of Good English (1897).

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

History of Martinsville, (York County) Pennsylvania

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