It was John Monroe Van Vleck who persuaded White that he should continue to study mathematics at graduate level. John Monroe Van Vleck was himself a graduate of the Wesleyan University, taught there from 1853 until he retired in 1912, and was actively involved in the development of the American Mathematical Society .
Ito ay John Monroe Van Vleck na hikayat White na siya ay dapat magpatuloy sa pag-aaral sa matematika at nagtapos na antas. John Monroe Van Vleck ay kanyang sarili ng isang nagtapos ng Wesleyan University, tinuturuan doon mula 1853 hanggang siya ay nagretiro sa 1912, at noon ay aktibong kasangkot sa pag-unlad ng Amerikanong matematiko Society.