when vogel left active duty he became active as a teacher; he taught the art of declamation at the "hogere krijgsschool" (higher military school) and at leiden university. he was active as room recitator of queen elisabeth of romania and was the founder of the "maatschappij tot bevordering van de woordkunst" (society for the advancement of the art of words). he was from 1926–31 chairman of the "haagse kunstkring" (art society of the hague) and was appointed an honorary member, in 1930, by the "société académique d'histoire internationale de paris".