At this time she decided to become a deaconess in the Methodist Church and worked towards that end. However, in 1925, she decided to continue her education at Iowa State College in Ames where she studied mathematics and statistics and was awarded a B.S. in 1929 and a Master's degree in statistics in 1931.
Sa oras na ito siya nagpasya na maging isang dyakonisa sa metodista Iglesia at nagtrabaho na sa dulo. Gayunman, sa 1925, siya nagpasya na magpatuloy sa kanyang pang-edukasyon at Iowa State College sa Ames kung saan siya-aral ng matematika at istatistika ay iginawad at isang BS in 1929 at isang Master's degree sa mga istatistika sa 1931.