Thurgood's high school experiences were full of circumstances that would later prove to be significant. Thurgood's teachers were always asking him to quote The United States Constitution aloud in class. Thurgood could never understand the meanings or the interpretations of The United States Constitution. Thurgood biggest hearten experienced occurred one day while leaving high school. The high school Thurgood attended was located next to a police station. Thurgood was walking past the police station, when he heard some of the police officers shouting obscene words at a black prisoner. Thurgood heard one of the police officers tell the black prisoner if he didn't shut up, he would talk himself into a death sentence. Thurgood ran home and told his father what he had heard. William Marshall explained to Thurgood, that Afro Americans are always treated badly by the police, and if an Afro American had to go to court they will always lose. So one day a week, William Marshall would take Thurgood down to the local courthouses, to let Thurgood see how the Judicial System is run. In The fall of 1925, Thurgood Marshall went off to attend Lincoln University in Oxford Pennsylvania. Thurgood had admirations of graduating from the premed Dental School. Thurgood experienced a lot of problems. First, he and the Biology teacher were constantly feuding. Second, Thurgood failed the Biology course and was thrown out of college twice for fraternity pranks. During Thurgood's junior year, he met and eventually married his first wife Vivian Buster Burey. Vivan was a beautiful and energetic woman. Thurgood met Vivian on a weekend trip to the University of Pennsylvania. While attending Lincoln University, Thurgood showed little interest in civil rights issues. Thurgood would get into heated debates with fellow students on his indifferences. Thurgood was ask questions pertainting to his williness to help the civil rights struggles such as; did he ever participate in sit ins at restaurants or schools to help the segregation challenge, or did he volunteer his services to help any Afro American organizations.