Ebenezer Bailey ( – ) was an American educator.
Ebenezer Bailey was born on in
West Newbury, Massachusetts
West Newbury is a New England town, town in Essex County, Massachusetts, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. Situated on the Merrimack River, its population was 4,500 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census.
History
Originally i ...
. He graduated from
Yale College
Yale College is the undergraduate college of Yale University. Founded in 1701, it is the original school of the university. Although other Yale schools were founded as early as 1810, all of Yale was officially known as Yale College until 1887, ...
in 1817, after which he taught school, and also entered his name as a law student. Afterward he became a tutor in Virginia, but in 1819 returned to
Newburyport
Newburyport is a coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, northeast of Boston. The population was 18,289 at the 2020 census. A historic seaport with vibrant tourism industry, Newburyport includes part of Plum Island. The mo ...
, and there opened a private school for young ladies. In 1823 he was appointed master of the Franklin Grammar School for Boys, and in 1825 teacher of the High School for Girls of Boston for girls. This school proved unsuccessful, and
Josiah Quincy, then mayor, pronounced it an entire failure. Bailey at once replied with vigor in a ''Review of the Mayor's Report upon the High School for Girls'' (Boston, 1828). Subsequently he had charge of the Young Ladies High School in Boston, and in 1830 was active in the establishment of the
American Institute of Instruction The American Institute of Instruction was formed in 1830. The original purpose was to secure a Massachusetts Superintendent (education), Superintendent of Common Schools. Due to the work of Samuel Read Hall, George B. Emerson and E. A. Andrews, leg ...
, afterward filling various offices in that body. In 1838 he established a boys' school at
Roxbury, which, in 1839, was moved to
Lynn. Bailey was the successful competitor for the prize ode delivered at the Boston theatre in commemoration of
George Washington
George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of th ...
's death. Afterward he was on several occasions poet at the
Phi Beta Kappa
The Phi Beta Kappa Society () is the oldest academic honor society in the United States, and the most prestigious, due in part to its long history and academic selectivity. Phi Beta Kappa aims to promote and advocate excellence in the liberal a ...
anniversaries of Yale. Bailey was at various times a member of the city council of Boston, director of the Home of Reform, president of the
Boston Lyceum The Boston Lyceum (est.1829) of Boston, Massachusetts was a civic association dedicated to popular education in the form of "lectures, discussions, ... declamation," and writing contests. It began "in Chauncy Hall on . On 13 August 1829 it formed it ...
, and director of the
Boston Mechanics Institute. He was a frequent contributor to the
Boston ''Courier'' and other periodicals, and edited ''The Young Ladies' Class-Boo''k (Boston, 1831); ''Blakewell's Philosophical Conversations'' (1832); and ''First Lessons on Algebra'' (1833).
Ebenezer Bailey died on 5 August 1839 in Lynn.
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Yale College alumni
American educators