Harold Miller was born in northeast Ohio where he spent his
childhood years. During World War II, he joined the army and was
transferred overseas. Mr. Miller was injured and sent back to
the states where he was hospitalized in Georgia. He soon married,
and he and his bride decided to make their permanent home in Georgia.
Mr. Miller's original career, plans weren't in the field of education.
His first job was with the W. T. Grant Company; however, he only
stayed there a year. When Mr. Miller went to the employment office
to apply for a new job, the clerk suggested that he try teaching
for a while.
Mr. Miller's first teaching job was at Brown High School. He taught eighth grade social studies there from 1953 to 1956, but he found that before he could advance further in the field; he needed more education. Mr. Miller, therefore, attended summer school at Emory University for four years until he earned his Master's degree in Administration. He had previously attended Emory and had earned his A.B. degree in history.
Mr. Miller then taught American Government and history at Sylvan High School from 1956 to 1964. He first came to Grady in 1964 as assistant principal, where he stayed until 1970. That was the year the Courts ordered a switch of teachers in the Atlanta Public School System, and he was transferred to Howard High School as assistant principal for two years.
In the fall of 1972, Mr. Miller returned to Grady as vice principal. Mr. Miller considers that first day at Grady the worst he has ever had because that was the day the production laboratory on Eighth Street exploded.
Mr. Miller feels that Grady has the most diverse population
of students in the areas of race, economic standards, and religion.
He also feels that, for the most part, the students are sophisticated
and self disciplined. Mr. Miller has developed a strong respect
for young people over the years and he feels that today's young
people are not really any worse than those of other generations.
Mr. Miller resigned from his position of principal at Grady on
February 20, 1981. The Southerner wishes him luck in his new employ.
Mr. Miller's Message to Students in 1977 Student Handbook