PREFACE


 TEFU.L acknowledgment is made for the as-
 sistance extended the author in the compil-
 ation of this book to the sons and daugh-
 ters of the late Dr. A. A. Murphree, and to
surviving members of his family in various parts, who
gave every co-operation in supplying the material for the
manuscript and the illustrations; to Acting President
James M. Farr of the University of Florida, who was
such a close associate of Dr. Murphree, and who is so
splendidly carrying on the work of leadership in this
great institution; to Klein H. Graham, business man-
ager of the University, for assistance in the publishing; to
the deans of the colleges and heads of the departments;
the various members of the faculty; students in the Uni-
versity and alumni over the state; to members of the
faculty of the Florida State College for Women and
friends of Dr. Murphree in Tallahassee; and to his
former friends and associates over the whole wide range


of his life, who have shown such keen interest
duction of this volume.
 "The Life and Work of Dr. A. A. Murphro
a labor of love on the part of the author and


in the pro-


e" has been
Those who


have assisted him. If it helps to perpetuatethe memory
of a truly great man, the reason for its publication will
be attained.
 The book is sincerely inscribed to that great multi-
tude of young me and young women whose lives this
great educator touched and helped to mold.

 -ORLAND KAY AaMSTONGc.