During this second spell at Northwestern Moore was approached by William Rainey Harper and offered a post at Chautauqua in New York. Moore refused, knowing that this would mean taking up a post which involved a lot of low level teaching, while he wanted to concentrate on a research.
Sa panahon na ito pangalawang oras ng paggawa at mula sa hilagang-kanluran Moore ay approached by William Rainey Harper at inaalok ng isang post sa Chautauqua sa New York. Moore tumanggi, alam na ito ay ibig sabihin ng pagkuha ng isang post na kung saan kasali ang isang pulutong ng mababang antas ng pagtuturo, habang siya to-samahin sa isang research.