Among his several teachers he was especially impressed with organist and choirmaster, Bruno Oscar Klein of St. Xavier Church, New York City.
The class ode played by a band at commencement was one of his compositions Graham's more epic works include his eight-volume Audel's Engineers and Mechanics Guide, 1921, which covered subjects as diverse as flying "aeroplanes", steam engines, and house wiring.
With characteristic energy and confidence, he gave a full program, including Bach's G Minor Mass, all from memory.
He felt that his masterpiece was a symphonic tone poem scored for orchestra, organ, harp, and chorus, called 'Meditations after Lamartine.'
Recognition for these original works, earned a degree, Doctor of Thermatics and Hydraulics from the Montgomery Alabama State Chamber of Commerce.
One of his favorite accomplishments was the discovery of a mistake in the calculation of the external latent heat-evaporation in the steam table.