In fact he studied both mathematics and chemistry in his first year but was disappointed to find that Princeton did not allow him to act as a chemistry laboratory assistant as he had done at Brown.
Sa katunayan siya ang parehong-aral ng matematika at kimika sa kanyang unang taon ngunit ay bigo upang mahanap na Princeton ay hindi pinapayagan sa kanya upang kumilos bilang isang kimika laboratoryo bilang assistant niya gawin sa Brown.