He then taught school for several years, through which means he earned money to defray the expenses of his further education. He pursued the normal and liberal arts courses in the Ohio Northern University, from which he was graduated in 1910 with the degrees of Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Pedagogy, and was president of the class.

He was also active in military drill and baseball. In the following year Mr. Fry was granted a life teacher's certificate in common and high school work, and soon afterward he entered Chicago University, where he took postgraduate work in science, and in 1913 Ohio Northern University conferred upon him the degree of Master of Science.