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

 The original Tallahassee chapter followed the school to
Lake City, and then to Gainesville with the establishment of
the University of Florida in this city. Dr. Murphree played
an important part in establishing this chapter and was a guid-
ing influence in the selection of its personnel and policies.
 The late president was recognized by the Kappa Alpha
fraternity as one of its most distinguished members. On many
occasions he was called upon to take the leading role in vari-
ous affairs of the organization.
 "We considered him an ideal Kappa Alpha member, and
his noble life was a great inspiration to the many members of
the chapters with which he was most closely associated," said
one of the officers of the local chapter.

 Dr. Murphree was a member of Phi Kappa Phi, honorary
fraternity, and a loyal member of this group. He made it a
point to attend the annual banquet of Phi Kappa Phi near the
close of each term. The last public utterance the late president
made from the platform of the chapel was on the occasion of
the public initiation of the society. He had been asked by
Prof. A. P. Black, president of the Florida Chapter of Phi
Kappa Phi, to speak. He made one of his splendid and
inspirational talks on scholarship.

As a Rotarian
 The only hope of preserving what is beat lies in the practice of
 an immense charity, a wide tolerance, a sincere respect for opinions
 that are not ours.
 -P. G. HAusRroN.
 Dr. Murphree was a charter member of the Gainesville
Rotary Club, and served as first president of this civic organi-
zation. "He was a born Rotarian," is the expression used con-
cerning him by many of his fellow members of this group of
public-spirited citizens.
 Members of the local Rotary Club have recalled many iny
stances in which Dr. Murphree addressed Rotary clubs else-
where. He was greatly in demand as a speech-maker on
Rotary occasions, and was forced to limit his engagements be-
cause of the pressure of University administrative duties.