The sun., 1919-05-22
WILLIAMS TO LEAVE
NEWSPAPER SCHOOL
Director Who Organized CO.
lumbia Department Re-
tires Owing to Age, 20.
HONORED WITH A DEGREE
Had Long, Varied and Dis
tinguishcd Career on
Journals in U. s.

Or. Talcott williams director of the
School OF Journalism of Columbia Uni
versity since its establishment in 1912,
announced last night that he will retire
on June 30. Trustees OF the university
have accepted his resignation, which was
offered on account of his age-Dr. Will
Jams will be 10 years old on July 20
and will confer the degree OF Professor
Emeritus Of Journalism. Pending the
selection OF his successor the admins
tration OF the school will be under the
assistant director. DR.. John w. Cunliffe
The matter OF DR.. Williamss reslgna-
ton was brought before the trustees at
their meeting Tuesday afternoon, over
which Melville f. Stone of the Associated
Press, chairman OF the board. presided.
Other members are John Lansdon
Heaton Of the World. Solomon B. Grimm
of the Springfield Republican, Edward
Page Mitchell OF THE SUN, George s. st.
Johns of the st. Louis Post Dispatch,
Victor Fremont Lawson of the Chicago
Daily Nctcs, Charles Ransom Miller OF
the New York Times, Ralph Pulitzer OF
the World Charles II. Taylor OF the
Boston Globe and Samuel Calvin Wells
Of the Philadelphia Press In recon-
mcnding Or. Williams for the degree OF
Professor Emeritus OF Journalism, the
boards committee on honors said:
"A-.er distinguished career as
journalist connected with important me-
tropolitan newspapers he came to CO.
lumbia University in 1912 to organize
and direct the newly established School
OF Journalism. The services which he
rendered to the university and to that
school 1t Is not necessary to call to the
knowledge Of the trustees. He received
the degree OF Ill, d. from the Cniver-
s,ty OF Pennsylvania in 1895. He Is
about to retire as director OF the School
ot Journalism on account of age. and
the committee recommends that the de-
cree OF professor emeritus Of Journalism
be conferred upon him on his retirement
at the end OF the present term"
Dr. Williams has had a long and var
lei career as journalist and news
paper man. He was member OF the
stan of the World from 1873 to 1877,
and Washington correspondent OF THE
Sun and the San Francisco Chronicle
from 1877 to 1879. For the next two
years he was an editorial writer on the
Springfield Republican, and in 1881
Joined the staff of the Philadelphia
Press. and became in turn editorial
writer. managing editor and associate
editor. His connection with that paper
continued until he became director OF
the School of journalism. He has been
a frequent contributor to magazines and
literary and pathological journals. and
is public speaker of national reputa-
ton
Or. Williams was born In Abeih. rur-
key. the son OF Or. William Frederic
Williams. a missionary. He was grad
ua:ed from Amherst College in 1873.
ard received ar NJ. A. degree from chat
college in 1888. He has the following
honorary degrees: l.. II. D., from Am
heist. Pittsburg and Western Re-
terve: LID. from Pennsylvania. Ho-
bart. Western Reserve and Franklin
and Marshall. and Lit d. from Roch-
ester and Brown. He is a trustee OF
Amherst College and a member Of many
societies and associations