hiː ðˈɛn ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ tˈiːtʃɪŋ sɚtˈɪfɪkət fɹʌm mæŋkˈɑːɾoʊ stˈeɪt kˈɑːlɪdʒ nˈaʊ mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə stˈeɪt jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, mæŋkˈɑːɾoʊ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɛvən ænd ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌmðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː.
He then received a teaching certificate from Mankato State College (now Minnesota State University, Mankato) in 1927 and graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1933.