William Chesley Worthington was as an editor of ''

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'' and the ''Brown Alumni Monthly''.

Early life

Born in East Greenwich, Rhode Island,

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, Worthington attended Brown University. As a student, Worthington edited ''

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'', cofounded ''

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'', joined

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, and was the president of his graduating class. Afterwards, he attended

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, and won a Pullitzer traveling fellowship to Europe.

Career

Worthington served as an editor of the ''Providence Journal'', then as editor of the ''Brown Alumni Monthly'' from 1931 to 1968. He was president of the American Alumni Council at Brown University, which eventually became the

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(CASE), and was a founder of the organization that first published ''

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''.

References

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