About: Walter Vrooman

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Walter Watkins Vrooman (1869 – 2 December, 1909) was an American socialist educationalist who co-founded Ruskin College with Charles A. Beard in 1899. He then returned to America, where he set up a second Ruskin College in Trenton, Missouri.

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  • Walter Watkins Vrooman (1869 – 2 December, 1909) was an American socialist educationalist who co-founded Ruskin College with Charles A. Beard in 1899. He then returned to America, where he set up a second Ruskin College in Trenton, Missouri. Walter was the son of Judge Hiram Perkins Vrooman and Sarah Buffington. Carl Schurz Vrooman was his younger brother. The family moved to Baltimore, Maryland, where another brother, , joined the Associate Reformed Church and became a preacher. He also founded the in conjunction with B. O. Flower. Amne Grafflin was attracted to this organisation and accepted the position of secretary. She was the heiress to George Grafflin, who was a dry goods and fertilizer merchant. Shortly after he died, Amne married Walter in February 1897. (en)
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  • Walter Watkins Vrooman (1869 – 2 December, 1909) was an American socialist educationalist who co-founded Ruskin College with Charles A. Beard in 1899. He then returned to America, where he set up a second Ruskin College in Trenton, Missouri. (en)
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