ˈæftɚɹ ɐn ˈɜːli ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ɪn hɪz hˈoʊm tˈaʊn hiː ɐtˈɛndᵻd ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə, wˌɛɹ hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐn ˈeɪ.bˈiː. ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪv.
After an early education in his home town he attended the University of Minnesota, where he received an A.B. in 1905.