▁his ▁four ▁years ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wisconsin , ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁B . A . ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁also ▁served ▁briefly ▁as ▁associate ▁editor ▁of ▁Min ne apolis - based ▁F aw c ett ▁Publications ▁Myst ic ▁Magazine . ▁ ▁Return ing ▁to ▁Sau k ▁City ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁Der le th ▁worked ▁in ▁a ▁local ▁can ning ▁factory ▁and ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁child hood ▁friend ▁Mark ▁Sch orer ▁( l ater ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Ber keley ▁English ▁Department ). ▁They ▁r ented ▁a ▁cabin , ▁writing ▁Goth ic ▁and ▁other ▁horror ▁stories ▁and ▁s elling ▁them ▁to ▁We ird ▁T ales ▁magazine . ▁Der le th ▁won ▁a ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁O ' B rien ▁Roll ▁of ▁Honor ▁for ▁Five ▁Al one , ▁published ▁in ▁Place ▁of ▁Haw ks , ▁but ▁was ▁first ▁found ▁in ▁P ag any ▁magazine . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁his ▁early ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁Sac ▁Pra irie ▁S aga , ▁Der le th ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁G ug gen heim ▁Fellow ship ; ▁his ▁spons ors ▁were ▁Helen ▁C . ▁White , ▁Nobel ▁Prize - win ning ▁novel ist ▁S inc la ir ▁Lewis ▁and ▁poet ▁Ed gar ▁Lee ▁Masters ▁of ▁Spo on ▁River ▁Anth ology ▁fame . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 3 0 s , ▁Der le th ▁organized ▁a ▁R anger ' s ▁Club ▁for ▁young