James Hutchins Baker (1848–1925) was an American
academic administrator
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who served as the president of the
University of Colorado
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from 1892 to 1914.
Biography
Born on October 13, 1848, in
Harmony
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, Maine, James Baker attended
Bates College in
Lewiston before becoming the principal of
Yarmouth High School in
Yarmouth
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.
He moved to
Denver
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, Colorado in 1875 and worked in secondary school administration until 1891.
He served as the president of the
University of Colorado
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from May 21, 1892 to January 1, 1914.
He was a member of several prominent educational associations, including the
Committee of Ten which convened in 1892 to evaluate practices in American high schools and make recommendations for changes.
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His ''Elementary Psychology'' (1890) was widely used as a textbook in high schools and normal schools.][
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Personal life
He married Jennie Hilton on June 20, 1882, having two children.
Publications
* ''Elementary Psychology'' (1890)
* ''Review of the Report of the Committee of Ten'' (1894)
* ''University Ideals'' (1897)
* ''American University Progress and College Reform Relative to School and Society'' (1916)
* ''After the War—what?'' (1918)
* ''Of Himself and Other Things'' (1922)
See also
* List of Bates College people
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References
1848 births
1925 deaths
American school administrators
Bates College alumni
Burials at Fairmount Cemetery (Denver, Colorado)
Educators from Maine
People from Harmony, Maine
Presidents of the University of Colorado System
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