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

 In spite of hard times and stringent economic conditions
that prevailed not only over Florida but in a measure all over
the nation, the early reports on enrollment showed that the
University of Florida was holding its own. When the figures
were all in the highest mark in numbers of students enrolled
of all Florida's history had been attained, and Dr. Murphree
issued a statement in which he congratulated the people of
Florida and his associates at the University that an opportunity
for a most successful year had thus been provided. A total
of 2,167 students had been reached.
 A summary of the numbers represented in this figure is in
place at this point. The most outstanding and significant item
in the total figure was the large number of Freshmen, 797.
The satisfactory return of the first-year men of the year before
was indicated in the figure of 552. Juniors numbered 253,
and Seniors 154. There were 70 enrolled for graduate
courses, and 71 in special courses. The Law College enroll-
ment was considered separately, and totaled 270.
 Among the other colleges of the University group these
enrollment figures are significant of the progress the Univer-
sity had attained: Arts and Sciences, 620; Commerce and
Journalism, 369; Teachers, 325; Engineering and Architec-
ture, 313; Agriculture, 135; and Pharmacy, 65.
 Although this number of students taxed the capacity of the
physical equipment of the University to the utmost, it was a
source of pride to the president that as rapidly as possible he
had secured appropriations for buildings to take care of the
development of the institution. Since the location of the
University in Gainesville and before Dr. Murphree took
charge, there had been erected on the campus two dormitories,
Buckman and Thomas halls; brick and concrete structures,
three stories in height. In these two buildings all the instruc-
tion and laboratory work of the University was carried on.
 As rapidly as funds could be obtained Dr. Murphree
 pushed the work of erecting new buildings, and as part of the
 monument to his labors there stand on the campus during the
 term of 1927-28 the following structures: Science Hall, a
 brick and concrete building of two stories and a finished base-
 ment, containing the classrooms and laboratories of the depart-