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He returned to Wapwallopen during his summer breaks to work on a local farm, but kept his own apartment in Boston, which was paid for by his parents. He won the Bowdoin prize for his Greek translations and graduated ''magna cum laude'' in 1924 at the age of 17 with a Bachelor's degree. | He returned to Wapwallopen during his summer breaks to work on a local farm, but kept his own apartment in Boston, which was paid for by his parents. He won the Bowdoin prize for his Greek translations and graduated ''magna cum laude'' in 1924 at the age of 17 with a Bachelor's degree. | ||
After leaving Harvard, Santee studied Classics at Wadham College of Oxford University, earning a second BA in 1926 and an MA in 1930. Incidentally, Santee was not present at Oxford to receive his Masters degree, having left Europe early to return to the United States to accept a teaching position at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. However, the college was so impressed with his academic achievements, that they conferred the degree upon him in 1930. | |||
In 1927, he was granted a fellowship at the American Academy of Rome. | In 1927, he was granted a fellowship at the American Academy of Rome. | ||
After | After losing his teaching position during the Great Depression, Santee enrolled in the medical program at Johns Hopkins University, earning his MD in 1938. | ||
==Professor at Kenyon College== | ==Professor at Kenyon College== | ||