▁life . ▁ ▁Rh odes ▁received ▁his ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁from ▁Long ▁Island ▁University . ▁He ▁continued ▁his ▁education ▁and ▁obtained ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁and ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁from ▁Columbia ▁University . ▁Rh odes ▁wrote ▁his ▁dis sert ation ▁on ▁poet ▁Robert ▁Burn s . ▁He ▁originally ▁intended ▁to ▁become ▁an ▁English ▁teacher , ▁not ▁a ▁cart oon ist . ▁ ▁Military ▁service ▁ ▁Rh odes ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁following ▁the ▁Japanese ▁attack ▁on ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁He ▁fle w ▁several ▁miss ions ▁with ▁the ▁Army ' s ▁ 1 st ▁Air ▁Comm ando ▁Group ▁in ▁China , ▁Bur ma ▁and ▁India . ▁Rh odes ▁obtained ▁a ▁job ▁with ▁the ▁V eter ans ▁Administration ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁Rh odes , ▁along ▁with ▁illustr ator ▁Bur ne ▁Hog arth , ▁persu aded ▁the ▁V A ▁to ▁support ▁an ▁art ▁school ▁specifically ▁to ▁help ▁veter ans ▁returning ▁from ▁the ▁war . ▁The ▁school ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Cart oon ists ▁and ▁Ill ust rat ors ▁School , ▁an ▁expansion ▁of ▁Hog arth ' s ▁Manh attan ▁Academy ▁of ▁New sp aper ▁Art . ▁ ▁Found ing ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Visual ▁Arts ▁Rh odes ▁and ▁Hog arth ▁( best ▁known ▁for ▁the ▁com ic ▁strip ▁T arz an ) ▁along ▁with ▁James ▁Bo yle , ▁founded ▁the ▁Cart oon ists ▁and ▁Ill ust rat ors ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7