Evening journal., 1909-06-23
MANY MOURN
DR.. 7. R. WOLF
Funeral of Delaware College
Professor and State Chem
iSt on Friday
MEMBERS OF FACULTY
TO BE PALLBEARERS

The death OF DR. Theodore r. WOLF,
of Newark. professor Of chemistry in
Delaware College and state chemist.
as announced in THE EVENING
JOURNAL yesterday removes not
only one OF the most loyal friends
Delaware College ever had. but one OF
the foremost chemists OF the country.
The funeral viii take place on Fri
day morning with services at 1890
o'clock in the Episcopal Church at
Newark Services viii be conducted
by the Rev II. B. Phelps. Members
of the faculty Of Delaware College will
be the pallbearers. There viii be eight
honorary and eight active bearers.
Interment will be private In Head Of
the Christiana cemetery
For thirty-eight years Or. Wolf has
been connected with Delaware College
Through It's ups and it's downs he
stuck TO the institution. giving the
benefit Of his widely recognized ability
and his counsel. 10 was a source OF
/ qualification to him. too. TO see the
college begin to advance and TO real
ize the splendid future II now seems
10 have before IL.
Members OF the faculty Of Delaware
College. residents Of Newark. and the
alumni Of the institution will miss Or.
Wolf greatly He and DIR. George A.
Harter and Professor Frederic Robin
son were warm personal friends. a
friendship enhanced by years Of as
sociatlon at the college.
Among the studtnts and graduates
of old Delaware especially was Dr.
Wolf popular His ability was un
questioned. and his statements were
taken as authoritative by the students
who sat under him. He had an infor-
NAL way In and out Of the class room
that won the high regard Of the
pupils, and the alumni never forgot
DR.. Wolf.
Wanted Compensation Decreased.
He had been State chemist ever since
that Office was created by the Legis
lature. and he stood forth as on,
public official who wished his com
pensation decreased. Members Of th'
Legislature four years ago scarcel,
could realize II when Representative j
Penn Wilson introduced a bill 10 de
crease the fees and compensation 70
the state chemist Mr. Wilson live
IN Newark. DR. Woifs home town. bu
some Of the friends Of the Stat
chemist living in other parts OF TN
state Immediately lined up against IN
bill Or. Wolf personally appeare'
before the Legislature and explained
that the bill had been introduced b.
Mr.. Wilson az his request. and that h
desired the changes made. The bill
then was passed. after comments b,
the legislators as TO DR. Wolf being th
first official Of whom they had eve
heard who desired his fees reduced.
In the Botkin Case.
DR. Wolf figured prominently Ia IN
Botkin case. he having made IN
/ analysis and detected arsenic IN tn
: candy that had been sent TO Mrs. Johi
p. Dunning and Mrs J. d. Dcane o
? Dover the eating of the poisoned con
fections killing the two women. Di
Wolf went 70 California and was IN
star witness in the trial Of Mrs. Bot
kin, resulting in her conviction 70
sending the bon-bons
Or. VOLTS death. as was stated yes
terday followed a stroke Of paralysi
Of Monday evening a week ago, whe
z he was at dinner.
DR. Wolf was born at Edwardsvili'
Illinois. on September ~. 1850. He wa
graduated from Washington Uni
versity, st. Louis. in 1868. receivin
, the degree B. S. In 1870 he receive
the degree Of M. A. and Pm. ID. fror
4 the University Of Heidelberg, Germ
any. one OF the foremost institution
Of the world. He was professor 9
chemistry. mineralogy, geology. an
e sanitary science at Delaware Colleg'
He was a member of the Germa
e Chemical Society, the Franklin Inst
u tute. PHILADELPHIA. and the Phi Kapp
Phi fraternity He Is survived by
wife and two sons-Robert B. Wolf {
h Berlin. n. H.. and Theodore r. VOL
a Jr