 In 1915 he received his PhD, then became a lecturer in Slavic languages in 1917 and an instructor in 1921.In 1922, he became acting head of the department of Slavic languages in absence of John Dyneley Prince, and later that year spent three months travelling through Eastern Europe, visiting Slavic countries and Greece.In 1924 he received the rank of assistant professor, in 1935 became assistant professor of European languages, and in 1947 assistant professor of Slavic languages.