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American Biography of the Nineteenth
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BAKER, JAMES HUTCHINS, educator, college president,
author, was born Oct. 13, 1848, in Harmony, Maine. In 1873
he graduated from Bates College and at once entered into
educational work as principal of the Yarmouth High school.
From the beginning of his residence in Colorado, he has
identified himself closely with the educational interests of
that state. For seventeen years he was connected with the
East Denver High school, and during his administration the
magnificent High school building, second to none in the United
States, was erected —a lasting and a splendid memorial of his
work.In 1892 he assumed his duties as president of the
University of Colorado. He has been president of the state
teachers' association, and since 1886 has served as a member
of the national council of education, being elected its president
in 1891. He is the author of Elementary Psychology and other
works; and his reputation rests chiefly on his studies and
investigation of problems in psychology and ethics.
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