Evening journal., 1916-06-15
LAY CORNERSTONE OF
new wolf HALL"
Ceremony is Carried Out by
Members of Masonic
Fraternity
Mr.. THOMPSON
LAUDS EDUCATORS

NEWARK, June Ao.--l ht tVlhcl &
stone of the new Delaware College {
building. "Walf Hail. was laid yes
terday afternoon with elaborate cere-
monies. This is the first of the series
OF new buildings il is proposed to
erect under the extension plans. This ]
structure, which will be devoted to
the agricultural and chemical de- :
partments of the college, will cost
S250.00O
II Rodney Sharp. chairman Of the
development committee presided at
the exercises and the invocation was
made by the Rev. Freedrick NJ. Kirkus,
of Wilmington. The actual laying of
the corner stone was done by Grand
Master Bacon of the Grand Lodge OF
Delaware. A. F. and A. NJ. Governor
Charles r. Miller accepted the build
ing and the response was by Robert
b. Wolf, SO. son of the late DR.. Theo-
dore +. Wolf, in whose honor the |
building is named Dr. Wolfe for /
many years was professor of chem /
istry.
Henry B. Thompson, chairman Of
the board Of trustees, in the course |
Of his speech said:
To-day marks the beginning OF a /
building program that has been we'll
and carefully studied. and when car
ried through to its fnality, will be-
OF inestimable benefits TO future gen
erations of students. That we be-
lieve in the doctrine of men before
bricks. is evidenced by the fact that
the building up Of our faculty has
come before the bricks and mortar
period and it is largely the work OF
President Mitchell ana Dean Hay
ward, and their colleagues in the fac
ulty that has made this building pro-
gram possible.
I've have in this community a very
generous donor, one who has
knowledge of what we are doing, and
3 what we are trying and hoping to do.
His far-sighted vision has grasped the
possibiitics Of the situation here at
Newark. Delaware and his generosity
mas turned our dreams into concrete
facts.
"It was a happy thought of Rodney
Sharp that we should call this build
ING Wolf Hail. most appropriate III
every way: for building devoted to
tho uses Of the department OF ayr
culture and chemistry very property
should perpetuate Dr. Woifs name
Ho came to Delaware in 1871, direct
~ from Heidelberg University
where. as a student he was trained
under such scientists as Bunsen
Kirchon and Helmholz. The inspr
alton Of having worked under these
great teachers must have lived viii
him throughout his entire life, TO
during his long period Of IS years al
professor Of chemistry. he held hi
postion with distinguished ability
and as state chemist, his researcl
work has been Of great value. TO TN
agricultural interests Of the State.
but i'm considering Dr. Wolf "
must think Of him as more than
teacher. in which profession he wa
pre-eminently capable That woul
not alone account for the grip that h
held on his students. nor account fo
the respect and affection which HI
memory universally eyokes from a
fhc alumni. He was dominatin
factor in the student life, and equal
i so in all faculty councils; teache
who insisted on work and yet va
popular, for his students believed
his knowledge, in his sincerity, an
above all, IN his justice.
Judge WOoley has said of hn
The singular thing about his persOi
elty TO me was the very great affe
& tion which he stimulated in other
without allowing intimacy, and ce
tainly without permitting familiarit
There were no terms OF equality b
tween MIN and his students. Viii
not standing aloof, he neverthee
remained somewhat detached fro
the student body. yet keeping
hand and eNcrting his influence up'
II. lie was the superior of all othe
without asserting superiority, and v
were glad that he was superior al
remained so. He was strong as
teacher. first. because he knew I
subject; and. second because
owed it: and yet he recognized tn
his subject was such as not TO he
n iractive to all others. and therefor
was not impatient with those "
were not as fond of Il as he wa
He therefore endeavOred and 81
ceeded in making his subject at le;
interesting to those who had no a
N titude for it, and he made his cnul
of chemistry popular because
meant contact with his personalit
This is an cnightenne tribl
Al from ono Of our most distinguish
alumni II is this combination
qualities a scientist Of much cultu
& patient teacher Of great ability.
4 counsellor with strong human sy
path cs for his students. and for
colleagues that made Dr. Wolf
y noble parsonage Of Delaware's r
ulty.
- "As this building will he dovo
largely TO the use Of the departm
81 Of agriculture, it seems fitting To
view very briefly the extraordina
s rapid and solid growth of this dcDa
"a r'snt Ten years ago Delaware {
H lcge had one student in agricult
81 To-day We have seventy-fve. or a y
centage OF 33 per cent Of the eni
college. Ten years ago Dean Hayw
and Professor Grantham were 2
[ ulne tilIers of the soft. doing II
own farm work. with moving
chine and pitchfork. Today we n
the college farm. with its 81
equipment and corps OF workers.
T. "Tho proof Of this department
81 the State is very marked and
~ seems TO me the evidence Of its va
is shown i'm the interest of our IA
CTS in The college. It was "A very
tunatc thought of Dean Haywal
when in 1908 he instituted Farm