Ngokwalokho okwashiwo, thola lapho uThomas aphothula khona esikoleni esiphakeme.
Context:UThomas wafunda esikoleni saseMedicine Lodge sasendaweni kwaze kwaba sekilasini le-11, ibanga lokugcina elalinikezwa yileso sikole. Wathuthela ePasadena, eCalifornia futhi waqeda esikoleni esiphakeme eJohn Muir High School. Waya ePasadena Junior College iminyaka emibili wabe esethola iziqu ze-Bachelor of Science in Forestry ngoFebhuwari, 1941, e-University of Idaho, eMoscow, e-Idaho.  Ngo-1950, wabhalisa eTexas A & M University, eCollege Station, eTexas, lapho athola khona iziqu ze-MS ku-Wildlife Management ngo-1951 kanye ne-Ph.D ku-Wildlife Management ngo-1954 (ebizwa ngokuthi i-Range Management ngaleso sikhathi).
UThomas waphothula esikoleni esiphakeme eJohn Muir High School ePasadena, eCalifornia.