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

board a background rich in experience as educational direc-
tors. Mr. Edward W. Lane, General A. H. Blanding and
Judge W. B. Davis, men of the highest character and training,
found their more recent years of service on the board years
full of pleasant association with the leader who was attracting
attention far beyond the boundaries of his state, and were
giving their best to the cause of the University.
 At a meeting held soon after Dr. Murphree had passed
from mortal life the board attempted to express in words what
no heart touched as their hearts were, could adequately put
into words, their sorrow and appreciation. The text of their
resolution runs as follows:

 Whereas, Doctor Albert A. Murphree passed away in his
sleep at his home in Gainesville on December twentieth, 1927,
and
 Whereas, he had been President of the University of Flor-
ida for nineteen years and was one of the outstanding Univer-
sity President of the Country, and at the time of his death was
President of the National Association of State Universities in
the United States of America, and
 Whereas, he was a man of exceptional ability, a distin-
guished educator, a ripe scholar, a Christian gentleman, a
man of the noblest type and ideals, a leader in all the higher
walks of life, a delightful personality beloved by all who
knew him, respected and admired by the citizens of the entire
State;
 Therefore be it resolved, That the Board of Control of the
State of Florida hereby expresses its deep sense of the great
loss the University and the cause of Education have sustained
in his death; that we recognize him as one of the State's great
men and most valued citizens; that we have lost a faithful
friend and wise counsellor; that his death leaves a void in his
family that can never be filled;
 Be it further resolved, That we sincerely sympathize with
his family in their great bereavement; that a copy of these
resolutions be sent to them, a copy to the University of Flor-
ida, a copy to the State Board of Education and a copy to the
Press; also that a page of our Minute Book be set apart as a
token of respect to his memory.