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geniality and friendliness impressed me from the very first
meeting.
 "In fact my most vivid impressions of Dr. Murphree are
of his geniality. He was never perturbed and he had a smile
for every occasion. He was always willing to listen to the
troubles of the boys. At the first of each term his office was
constantly filled with boys, frequently with their mothers. He
would listen attentively to everything they said to him. I
have heard Him assure many mothers that he would keep his
eyes on their sons and have seen him pat the boy on the
shoulder and turn to the next comer with a smile.
 "During the five years that I was chairman of the self-
help committee I had frequent contact with Dr. Murphree. It
was his pride that the University of Florida furnished per-
haps the highest percentage of students working their way
through school, wholly or partially, of all the universities of
the country. He took an individual interest in recommending
boys whom he knew to be worthy for various kinds of work."
 "Dr. Murphree was at all times very sympathetic with the
entire program of the College of Agriculture and its various
departments of work," said Dean Newell, in discussing his
relations with the president. "He realized the importance of
agricultural development in this state, and was untiring in
securing support for the work the University is playing in that
development.
 "The growth of the College of Agriculture was a source of
pride to Dr. Murphree, and he frequently called the attention
of the state to it.
 "The development of the Agricultural Experiment Station
has advanced as rapidly as resources would permit. In 1921
we had only seven on the staff of the Station, with only one
plant, here in Gainesville. We now have fifty-six on the staff
of investigators, this number being independent of clerks,
stenographers, and the like. There are now three experiment
stations besides the home Station here on the campus: the
tobacco experiment station at Quincy, the citrus experiment
station at Lake Alfred, and the Everglades experiment station
at Belle Glade. Besides these stations, there are now seven
field laboratories. The facilities we have now permit the
departments to do a large amount of research work. The
volume of publications is increasing rapidly.