hiː wʌzɐ ɡɹˈædʒuːət ʌv stˈænfɚd jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, wˌɛɹ hiː ˈɜːnd ɐ dᵻɡɹˈiː ɪn fɪlˈɑːsəfi ænd stˈʌdid ˌʌndɚ ðə pˈoʊɪt ænd kɹˈɪɾɪk ˈɪvɚ wˈɪntɚz.
He was a graduate of Stanford University, where he earned a degree in philosophy and studied under the poet and critic Yvor Winters.