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{{Short description|American academic administrator and lawyer}} |
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[[Image:James MacAlister.jpg|thumb|right|James MacAlister in 1895 by [[Thomas Eakins]].]] |
[[Image:James MacAlister.jpg|thumb|right|James MacAlister in 1895 by [[Thomas Eakins]].]] |
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'''James A. MacAlister''' ( |
'''James A. MacAlister''' (April 26, 1840 – December 11, 1913)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JTHGRr4jujwC&q=James+A.+MacAlister%2C+april+26%2C+1840&pg=RA2-PA6659|title=Encyclopædia Britannica: Americanized Encyclopædia Britannica|date=1890|publisher=Bedford-Clarke Company|language=en}}</ref> was a [[lawyer]], [[School Superintendent|school superintendent]], and the first president of the [[Drexel University|Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry]]. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Born in [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]],<ref name="obit">{{cite news|date=December 13, 1913 |title=Educator Dies At Sea |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A03E3DC173DE633A25750C1A9649D946296D6CF |work=The New York Times |accessdate=2008-02-24}}</ref> MacAlister emigrated to the [[U.S. state]] of [[Wisconsin]] in 1850 at the age of 10 with his family consisting of his mother and sisters. He graduated from [[Brown University]] in 1856 and then went on to study law at [[Albany Law School]], graduating in 1864.<ref name="MBook">{{cite book|last=McDonald |first= Edward D. |author2=Edward M. Hinton |title =Drexel Institute of Technology 1891–1941 | publisher = Haddon Craftsmen, Incorporated |date=1942 |pages = 31–53 |isbn = 1-4067-6374-8}}</ref> After studying law for several years MacAlister took the position of first superintendent of [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Milwaukee]]'s public school system in 1874. He then went on to become regent of the Wisconsin [[normal school]]s in 1878 following that position, MacAlister was appointed the first superintendent of the Philadelphia public school district in 1883.<ref name="archive">{{cite web|date=November 16, 2005 |title=James MacAlister papers |url=http://archives.library.drexel.edu/findingaids/UR.01.001.html |publisher=Drexel University Archives and Special Collections |accessdate=2013-11-18}}</ref> |
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==Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry== |
==Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry== |
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MacAlister was appointed president of Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry in 1891<ref name="obit" /> and took office on |
MacAlister was appointed president of [[Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry|Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry]] in 1891,<ref name="obit" /> and took office on January 1, 1892. At the time of his appointment Drexel was not a degree granting institute but merely a "school for the study of design and for vocational training in the most general and best sense."<ref>{{cite book|last=McDonald |first= Edward D. |author2=Edward M. Hinton |title =Drexel Institute of Technology 1891–1941 | publisher = Haddon Craftsmen, Incorporated |date=1942 |page = 35 |isbn = 1-4067-6374-8}}</ref> MacAlister was chosen as president because his educational beliefs coincided with those of the Institute, including his advocation of practical and vocational training.<ref name="archive" /> Initially the Institute had a graduating class of 70 students however under MacAlister's long-term guidance the Institute expanded to a graduating class of over 500 by the time he resigned.<ref name="archive" /> MacAlister resigned on June 13, 1913 due to failing health and later died in December at sea on his way to Bermuda.<ref name="obit" /> |
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[[Image:MacAlister_Drexel_Childs.jpg|thumb|right|President MacAlister with [[Anthony Joseph Drexel I | Anthony Drexel]] and [[George_William_Childs | George W. Childs]].]] |
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He was elected as a member to the [[American Philosophical Society]] in 1886.<ref>{{Cite web|title=APS Member History|url=https://search.amphilsoc.org/memhist/search?year=1886;smode=advanced;startDoc=61|access-date=2021-05-24|website=search.amphilsoc.org}}</ref>[[Image:MacAlister_Drexel_Childs.jpg|thumb|right|President MacAlister (center) with [[Anthony Joseph Drexel I|Anthony Drexel]] (left) and [[George William Childs|George W. Childs]] (right).]] |
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{{s-ttl|title=[[School District of Philadelphia]]<ref>{{cite web |author1=William W. Cutler III |title=Public Education: The School District of Philadelphia |url=https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/essays/public-educationthe-school-district-of-philadelphia/ |website=The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia |access-date=20 September 2023}}</ref> [[Superintendent (education)|Superintendent]]|years=1883–1891}} |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* {{Internet Archive author |sname=James A. MacAlister}} |
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*[http://archives.library.drexel.edu/findingaids/UR.01.001.html James MacAlister papers] |
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Latest revision as of 03:26, 21 September 2023
James A. MacAlister (April 26, 1840 – December 11, 1913)[1] was a lawyer, school superintendent, and the first president of the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry.
Early life[edit]
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,[2] MacAlister emigrated to the U.S. state of Wisconsin in 1850 at the age of 10 with his family consisting of his mother and sisters. He graduated from Brown University in 1856 and then went on to study law at Albany Law School, graduating in 1864.[3] After studying law for several years MacAlister took the position of first superintendent of Milwaukee's public school system in 1874. He then went on to become regent of the Wisconsin normal schools in 1878 following that position, MacAlister was appointed the first superintendent of the Philadelphia public school district in 1883.[4]
Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry[edit]
MacAlister was appointed president of Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry in 1891,[2] and took office on January 1, 1892. At the time of his appointment Drexel was not a degree granting institute but merely a "school for the study of design and for vocational training in the most general and best sense."[5] MacAlister was chosen as president because his educational beliefs coincided with those of the Institute, including his advocation of practical and vocational training.[4] Initially the Institute had a graduating class of 70 students however under MacAlister's long-term guidance the Institute expanded to a graduating class of over 500 by the time he resigned.[4] MacAlister resigned on June 13, 1913 due to failing health and later died in December at sea on his way to Bermuda.[2]
He was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society in 1886.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica: Americanized Encyclopædia Britannica. Bedford-Clarke Company. 1890.
- ^ a b c "Educator Dies At Sea". The New York Times. December 13, 1913. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
- ^ McDonald, Edward D.; Edward M. Hinton (1942). Drexel Institute of Technology 1891–1941. Haddon Craftsmen, Incorporated. pp. 31–53. ISBN 1-4067-6374-8.
- ^ a b c "James MacAlister papers". Drexel University Archives and Special Collections. November 16, 2005. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
- ^ McDonald, Edward D.; Edward M. Hinton (1942). Drexel Institute of Technology 1891–1941. Haddon Craftsmen, Incorporated. p. 35. ISBN 1-4067-6374-8.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ^ William W. Cutler III. "Public Education: The School District of Philadelphia". The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
External links[edit]
- Works by or about James A. MacAlister at Internet Archive
- James MacAlister papers
- MacAlister, James (1889). Manual training: in the public schools of Philadelphia. New York College for the Training of Teachers. p. 59.