Rooks, Albertus J
Description
Born on the family farm near Niekerk, Michigan, west of present-day Holland, Albertus John Rooks attended country schools and the academy at Hope College from age 13 to 19. He left Hope to teach in country schools near his birthplace for three years, returning and graduating in 1893. He received a master's degree from the University of Michigan in 1894 and began teaching in Muskegon, Michigan. The synod of the Christian Reformed Church called Rooks and Klaas Schoolland to become professors in the literary curriculum of the Theological School, to which non-seminarians were admitted for the first time.
Original Date
1869-1958
Digitized Date
Fri, 02/02/2001
Original Media
image
Original Format
image/photograph
Digital Format
image/tif
Local Identifier
hh243
Source
Heritage Hall Photo - Calvin College Presidents
Copyright
Archives, Calvin College