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David J. Baker
Overview
“David J. Baker” as a named entity in the corpus refers to at least two distinct individuals, and possibly three. The 1973–1976 Spectator corpus is consistent in documenting a David Baker who was a Class of 1977 student athlete — a freshman running back and later a track and field competitor and swimmer on the Hamilton football and athletics teams. A separate 1915 Hamilton Life mention of “David Baker” appears in a list context. The 1953 Spectator mention is a fraternity pledge list. None of these corpus appearances match a single identifiable faculty member named “David J. Baker.”
Relevance to Research
The 1973–76 Spectator sources document David Baker (‘77) as a student athlete who played football and competed in track and swimming, and who studied abroad in either junior year in Paris or the Academic Year in Spain program. These references are significant for the coeducation-era student life record and for Hamilton’s athletics history during the early Kirkland/Hamilton combined period. The 1953 Spectator appearance is a separate individual (a Delta Upsilon pledge named David Baker in the Class of 1957 cohort).
Notes
- 1915 Hamilton Life (hamilton-life-1915-03-24): Contains a mention of “David Baker Jewett, ‘16, U.S. Senator” — this is “David Baker” as a middle name in a different person’s name (David Baker Jewett), not a standalone “David J. Baker”
- 1953 Spectator (spec-1953-09-25): Lists “David Baker” as one of 12 Delta Upsilon pledges — a different person from the 1970s mentions
- 1973 Spectator (fall): David Baker identified as a freshman running back (Class of 1977); scored a touchdown on a 3-yard pass from Robbie Winter vs. an opposing team in the fall 1973 season; also appeared as a receiver in other games
- 1973–75 Spectator: David Baker ‘77 continued playing football and competing in track (placed third in the 100-yard dash at a 1975 spring track meet, per spec-1975-04-25)
- 1975 Spectator (spec-1975-09-19): A David Baker is listed among five Hamilton/Kirkland students who studied abroad in 1974–75 (Junior Year in Paris or Academic Year in Spain programs)
- 1976 Spectator Magazine (spec-1976-01-TheMagazine): David Baker placed third in diving events in a swimming competition; described as having “never” done diving before (suggesting versatility as an athlete)
- No corpus evidence of a faculty member named David J. Baker at Hamilton in this period
- The 1915 corpus hit is not a standalone person named David J. Baker
Related Sources
- hamilton-life-1915-03-24 — contains “David Baker Jewett” (middle name only; different person)
- spec-1953-09-25 — Delta Upsilon pledge list including a David Baker (Class of ~1957)
- spec-1973-09-14 — previews freshman David Baker as a running back with “raw talent”
- spec-1973-09-21 — game preview listing David Baker ‘77 in the backfield
- spec-1973-09-28 — David Baker scores a touchdown; also credited with two receptions
- spec-1973-10-05 — David Baker involved in key fourth-down play vs. Rochester
- spec-1975-04-25 — David Baker places third in the 100-yard dash at a spring track meet
- spec-1975-09-19 — David Baker among five students who studied abroad in 1974–75
- spec-1976-01-themagazine — David Baker places third in both diving events in a swimming competition
Related Topics
- Athletics and Sports — Baker documented as a multi-sport Hamilton athlete (football, track, swimming/diving)
- Coeducation and Kirkland College — study abroad article appears in the early Hamilton/Kirkland combined era
- Study Abroad and Global Programs — Baker participated in a Hamilton study abroad program, 1974–75
- Early Student Life Pre-1940 — 1953 pledge list mention