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 insects; co-operative experiments with farmers in various sec-
 tions of the state to ascertain the value of new forage crops
 and grasses; testing native and newly introduced grasses to de-
 termine their value as permanent pasture; citrus breeding
 work; adaptation test plots of fruits, vegetables, cereals, grass
 and forage crops on muck soils; the study of livestock and
 poultry diseases; the study of the control of cotton diseases
 and insect pests and cotton breeding work.

 The College of Engineering
 "Modern civilization rests upon physical science, for it is
 physical science that makes intelligence and moral energy stronger
 than brute force. The whole of modern thought is steeped in
 science. It has made its way into the works of our best poets, and
 even the mere man of letters is unconsciously impregnated with her
 spirit and indebted for his best products to her methods. She is
 teaching the world that the ultimate court of appeal is observation
 and experience, not authority. She is creating a firm and living
 faith in the existence of immutable moral and physical laws, perfect
 obedience to which is the highest aim of an intelligent being."
 -HuxLEY.

 The College of Engineering was the third of the group of
four colleges that were formed at Dr. Murphree's direction in
1910. In charge of the course was Dr. J. R. Benton who had
been with the University since 1905.
 "As a matter of fact," Dean Benton relates, "I arrived
in Lake City on the same train with Dr. Crow and came down
with him, Dr. Farr, Dr. Anderson and ,Major Floyd when
the University came to Gainesville.
 "With the organization of the new College of Engineering,
it seemed almost an act of pure 'nerve' on our part to enter
upon a curriculum that we were not equipt to give. However,
we had confidence with Dr. Murphree that as our students ad-
vanced to the upper years, money would be found to provide
the teaching staff and equipment; and our faith has been jus-
tified. Previous to this we had granted five degrees in en-
gineering, the class of 1909 being the first to receive such de-
grees from the University of Florida. Our enrollment dur-
ing the first year under the new organization amounted to only
forty-eight and the number of graduates in engineering at the
preceding commencement was only two.