Baird, Forrest J. (1905-2001)
Date Updated
8-11-2019
Department
Music and Education
Academic Rank
Professor
Year Retired from SJSU
1971
Educational Background
Stanford University, 1955 Ed. D
Columbia University, 1933 MA
San Jose State College, 1932 BA
Teaching Experience
San Jose State College,1946-1971
Played in Bohemian Club Orchestra, 1946-1989
Marysville High School-Yuba College (CA), 1934-1946
San Jose State Teachers College, 1931-1932
Administrative and Professional Experience
California State Retirees
Music Educators National Conf.
Phi Mu Alpha Alumni (Life)
San Jose State Alumni (Life)
Selected Publications
Music Skills for Recreational Leaders, Wm. C. Brown, 1963.
Sing with Chords, Wm. C. Brown, 1967.
Frequent contributions to music and educational journals.
Files
Personal Commentary
Our hobbies included traveling, writing, photography and Elder‑hosteling. Much of our traveling was done on ships, especially freighters. The longest freighter trip was around South America for 136 days with only four other passengers. We've circumnavigated the world twice.
Freighter travel afforded my wife and me time to write. I did most of my work on two textbooks while on freighters. On another trip my wife and I wrote our family journals which we distributed to the Baird and Warburton families.
We are thankful that we've had a good life, doing things we've enjoyed with people we respected and cherished. I played my way through my adult life, from dance bands to theater orchestras, to symphonic groups.
Then there has been the joy of seeing my students make their contribution as teachers, performers, and composers in their communities throughout California. We have been and are blessed.
Date Completed:9/96
Adapted from: Biographies of Retired Faculty San Jose State University 1997: A Project of the Emeritus Faculty Association of San Jose State University. San Jose, CA: The University, 1997.