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

In the Chamber of Commerce
 Industry, economy, honesty and kindness form a quartette of
 virtues that will never be improved upon.
 -JAMES OLVER.
 As a public-spirited citizen Dr. Murphree maintained
membership in the Gainesville Chamber of Commerce. His
duties as president of the University did not permit of his ac-
tive participation in the affairs of this organization as many
business men are permitted to take, but his fellow members
in the Chamber of Commerce have praised his constant in-
terest in the affairs of the organization.
 "Dr. Murphree could always be depended upon to sacri-
fice time and energy to assume any possible task in connection
with the interests of the local Chamber of Commerce," said
Mr. M. IM. Parrish, president of this organization. "I recall
that on several occasions he wrote a number of personal letters
to aid the Chamber to get in touch with notable men and
women whom we wished to bring to Gainesville. He himself
was so well known throughout the country that his invitation
was the strongest and most effective one we could send out
from our city. The public at large little realized how much
aid he was giving our organization in this respect"
 Dr. Murphree was much in demand as a speaker at Cham-
ber of Commerce dinner meetings, in Gainesville and in other
cities of the state. While not essentially a business man, his
contacts with business organizations were valued as those of
a professional man of high attainment.

The Country Club and the Out-of-Doors
 Play is pleasurable mental and physical competitive exercise
 where the issues involved are trivial and tranient. It is a fit prep-
 aration for more important tasks. And it is the law of life that you
 only do those important tasks well at which you have played in
 childhood
 -STANLEY HALL.
 During the last few years of his administration as presi-
dent of the University, and especially since the death of his
beloved wife, Dr. Murphree spent a great deal of time out-of-
doors in relaxation and recreation. His favorite place for
such activities was the Gainesville Golf and Country Club.