hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd hɪz bˈiː.ˈeɪ. dᵻɡɹˈiː ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn fɹʌm wˈɛslaɪən jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, wˌɛɹ hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv dˈɛltə kˈæpə ˈɛpsɪlˌɑːn.
He received his B.A. degree in 1917 from Wesleyan University, where he became a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon.