 He attended the University of Chicago, earning his bachelor of philosophy in 1926 and continuing graduate work into 1928.From 1928 to 1930, he was a member of the staff of the Johns Hopkins University Institute of Law, returning to the University of Chicago as a research assistant and to write his thesis from 1930 to 1933.From 1933 to 1934, he was a member of the staff of the Brookings Institution.