After leaving school he went to Kosice (named Kassa at the time) where he attended the College for a while but he was financially poor and was forced to undertake work as a tutor to earn money to survive.
Pagkatapos iiwan ng paaralan siya napunta sa Kosice (pinangalanan Kassa sa oras) kung saan siya nag-aral sa Kolehiyo para sa isang ngunit habang siya ay financially at mahihirap ay sapilitang upang magsagawa ng trabaho bilang isang tagapagturo upang kumita ng pera sa matirang buhay.