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

 "At this meeting, while discussing the future of the Univer-
sity, President Murphree remarked that 'In fifteen or twenty
years, if there are no accidents, this University may grow to
a thousand students.' On the way back to Peabody Hall, Dr.
Cox remarked that Dr. Murphree was always optimistic. Had
we known that in one-half the twenty years the enrollment
would be twice a thousand, we would have been astounded!"
 Of course, the period of the war was felt in the enrollment
of the Teachers' College as elsewhere. Following the war,
the registration resumed its normal climb and at the begin-
ning of the 1923-24 term reached 119. In the term of 1926-27
it reached 225, and the last year of Dr. Murphree's adminis-
tration 328.
 In 1917 an act of the legislature designated the Univers-
ity as the institution, under the federal Smith-Hughes act, for
training teachers of agriculture and of various trades and in-
dustries. Teaching fellowships were established during this
year.
 In 1920 Dr. Norman succeeded Dr. Cox as dean of the
Teachers' College. At the 1923 session of the legislature a
scholarship law was passed providing for two scholarships
from each county in the state, one to the Teachers' College of
the University and one to the School of Education of the Flor-
ida State College for Women. Each of these scholarships
may be held for four years by the successful applicant and
carries a stipend of $200 per year. The scholarships are
awarded upon competitive examinations to persons satisfy-
ing the entrance requirements.
 Students in the Teachers' College may work toward degrees
of Bachelor of Arts in Education, Bachelor of Science in
Education, and Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Educa-
tion. Students in the College are eligible to membership in
the Peabody Club, which meets each week to discuss educa-
tional problems, especially those that confront the young
teacher.
 One of the last official acts of President Murphree in co-
operation with the Teachers' College was to make arrange-
ments with the Gainesville High School for supervised train-
ing for teachers with the high school pupils.