New-York tribune., 1920-10-30
Vim. A. Chancellor Asked
to Quit Faculty of
Observation-Disclosures
Authorship of Letters
His DefamatOrv
Tactics Denounced
Professor Widely Known
as Lecturer and Has Run
for Office as Democrat

WOOSTER, Ohio, Oct. 29.-The res
gnaton of Professor William Esta-
brook Chancellor as a member of the
faculty Of the College Of Wooster was
requested by the Board of Trustees
here tonight on account of "exigencies
due to the publication of letters as to
Senator Harding, attributed to Pro-
fcssor Chancellor"
The action Of the board in the form
of q resolution, followed a hearing dur
ing which Professor Chancellor an
swered questions touching the author-
ship of the letters which were alleged
to have been inmical to the Senator's
candidacy.
Text Of Resolution
The resolution calling for Professor
Chnnccllor's resignation follows:
ut having come to the knowledge o.
the board that circular letters are
being scattered broadcast throughout
the country with reference to Senator
Harding, Republican nominee for the
Presidency. which letters are at.rib
Uted to Professor William r. Charcel-
lor, part of which he admits to have
been written by him.
"And whereas, such Circular letters
issued on the eve of the election are
for the manifest purpose of appealing
to prejudice and to influence the
electorate of the country q. the COM
ing election,
"Therefore. be 1t resolved, that we,
tine board of trustees Of the College
Of Wooster, repudiate and denounce
such political methods as utterly un-
worthy Of our college and country.
And be it further resolved by the
board that the College Of Wooster
Indignantly disclaims all connection
with knowledge of or authority for
the making and issuing of any such
circular letters"
Voices No Regret
After conference with a committee,
including DR.. John Timothy Stone,
president Of the board, Professor Chan
cellor said that while conscious Of the
en- barrassment occasioned to the col
lege, he felt in his breast that he had
done nothing wrong or improper. and
that he would continue to have the
kindliest feeling toward the college
and the board
William Estabrook Chancellor wide
ly known as lecturer and author on
economic and social subjects, has been
mem Der of the faculty Of the College
of Wooster off and on sincc JHlA, first
as head of the department of eco
i e.
the last year he has restricted his
work TO the social sciences.
Professor Chancellor has delivered
more than 4,500 public addresses in
different parts of the country, in add
ton to lectures delivered before his
classes in dozen educational insti-
tutions. At different times ne has been
on the faculties of New YORK unIver-
sity, University of Chicago George
Washington University Johns Hopkins.
Northwestern, Dennison and Western
Reserve.
Before going into the collegiate field
he taught in Erasmus Hall High School,
Brock yn, and lectured before tie
Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sci
ences. He was principal Of schools in
Bloomfield and Paterson, N. j., in the
District Of Columbia and in Norwalk,
Conn, between 1897 and 1912.
Once Ran for Congress
A Democrat in politics, Professor
Chancellor first ran for Office in Nor
walk. where he was a candidate for
Mayor in 1911. In 1916 he was a Demo-
cratic Presidential Elector. Two years
later he was chairman of the Wayne
County, Ohio, -Four Minute Men" and
also Democratic candidate for Congres So
from the 9Th Ohio District He was
elected member of the city council in
Wooster in 1919.
Among the sixteen books written by
Professor Chancellor are a history of
the United States. several works on
social and political problems and
others on teaching and school problems.
He is the editor Of school magazines
and a contributor to other publications.
He is member Of the New York
(contlnued or next pese)