▁Chicago ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Mort on , ▁where ▁Leo ▁briefly ▁operated ▁a ▁dry ▁goods ▁store . ▁ ▁Leo ' s ▁business ▁vent ures ▁took ▁the ▁family ▁several ▁places . ▁Young ▁David ▁was ▁raised ▁princip ally ▁in ▁the ▁Indiana ▁towns ▁of ▁Val par ais o ▁and ▁Michigan ▁City . ▁ ▁Although ▁he ▁spent ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁s oph om ore ▁year ▁in ▁Gary , ▁he ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁from ▁El ston ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Michigan ▁City . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁marriage ▁Lil ient hal ▁attended ▁De P au w ▁University ▁in ▁Green castle , ▁Indiana , ▁where ▁he ▁graduated ▁Ph i ▁B eta ▁K appa ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁There ▁he ▁joined ▁D elta ▁U psilon ▁social ▁frat ern ity ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁student ▁body . ▁He ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁for ens ics ▁and ▁won ▁a ▁state ▁or ator ical ▁contest ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁He ▁also ▁gained ▁distinction ▁as ▁a ▁light ▁heavy weight ▁box er . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁summer ▁job ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁as ▁a ▁rep orter ▁for ▁the ▁Mat to on , ▁Illinois , ▁Daily ▁Journal - G az ette , ▁Lil ient hal ▁entered ▁Harvard ▁Law ▁School . ▁Although ▁his ▁gr ades ▁were ▁average ▁until ▁his ▁third ▁and ▁final ▁year ▁at ▁Harvard , ▁he ▁acquired ▁an ▁important ▁ment or ▁in ▁Professor ▁Felix ▁Frank fur ter , ▁later ▁an ▁associate ▁justice ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States