Although an honor student, he was expelled from school because his Christian conscience would not permit him to engage in premilitary training, a required part of the school curriculum.
Lai gan viņš bija teicamnieks, viņš tika izslēgts no skolas, jo kristieša sirdsapziņa viņam neļāva piedalīties obligātajās militārās mācības nodarbībās. ( Jesajas 2: 2 — 4.)