58 LIFE AND WORK OF DR. A. A. MURPHREE

 "The first class to graduate from the Engineering College
as a distinct college was that of 1911, with five receiving de-
grees; three in civil engineering and two in electrical engineer-
ing. The first bachelor degrees in mechanical engineering
were awarded in 1913.
 "In 1913 the University of Florida raised its entrance re-
quirements, and although this did not greatly affect the con-
tent of the engineering curricula, it did at first affect the en-
rollment in engineering. The first class to graduate under the
new entrance requirements-that of 1917--contained only
one member.
 "Since then the enrollment and the size of graduating
classes have gradually increased, until the present enrollment
of the college is nearly 300, and the number of graduates last
June was twenty-five.
 "The total number of graduates from the College of En-
gineering has reached 181, of whom the great majority are
engaged in engineering or related occupations in Florida, al-
though some have strayed to all parts of the United States and
the outside world. The number of former students in this
college who have not graduated has reached nearly a thou-
sand, and many of them are doing successful work in the in-
dustries of Florida and the nation, and have retained their
contact with the University, which we are very glad to have
them do.
 "A curriculum in chemical engineering was first organ-
ized in 1917, while Dr. Flint was head of the chemistry de-
partment.
 "The School of Architecture, which, for administrative
convenience, is associated with the College of Engineering,
was organized in 1925 with Prof. Rudolph Weaver as direc-
tor. This school has not yet contributed any graduates, but
will soon contribute some, of a type in which the University
will have reason to take great pride.
 "In my association with Dr. Murphree, I found him always
ready to give his associates a free hand in the administration
of their work, but he tried always to give us his hearty co-op-
eration. Dr. Murphree was not an engineer, but was always
sympathetic and helpful with our problems. He was always
seeking to harmonize. He could be patient, and was called