 Following this , Wilfrid moved to a ranch in the emerging settlement of Orion , Alberta with his family on the advice of a neighbor ; the farming of wheat was a predominant activity . However , following a major crop failure in 1917 , he became the town 's bank clerk after employment in a convenience store , but later left for Kronau , Saskatchewan due to a combination of poor business and boredom ; the family ranch was later abandoned in 1923 . After skipping several years of high school education through a fast @-@ track course at Regina College , Eggleston enrolled for a Bachelor of Arts program at Queen 's University in 1926 . 
