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

we do how much his life meant, what an integral and vital part of
the University he was, and how hard it will be to get along without
him, we, his faculty, stand with bowed heads and bleeding hearts,
stunned and shocked by the termination of that life.
 It was always a pleasure to work with and under the direction
of such an executive. Dr. Murphree's lofty motives, his inspiring
idealism, his devotion to every duty, and his obligation to every trust
were contagious. A large measure of his success in the administra-
tion of a great university may be found in his loyal support of, and
co-operation with, his faculty, which in turn drew from them devotion,
loyalty and service, which we hope and believe, in some degree re-
flected the source of their inspiration. Giving of his best to us, is it
to be wondered that Dr. Murphree brought out the best in those who
worked under him?
 We, of his faculty, admired and respected Dr. Murphree. His
fair-mindedness and fine judgment, his never-failing courtesy and
consideration, his breadth of view, and his keen appreciation of those
things in life which are really and truly worth while, compelled
admiration and commanded respect. He was a scholar without a
touch of pedantry, an able administrator without a trace of despotism,
an ever-ready helper, a wise and generous counsellor, a clear-visioned
and far-seeing planner and advisor.
 We, of his faculty, appreciated Dr. Murphree, and rightly so, for
who knows a man better, or has better opportunity to form correct
judgments of his character, personality and abilities than those who
day by day work under his direction? We were proud of him and
of his honorable record and we gloried in the increasing recognition
by the outside world of what we here at Florida had long known
him to be,--the great head of a great university. We appreciated his
dreams for the University of Florida and his arduous and untiring
labors to make those dreams come true.
 We, of his faculty, believe that we too understood Dr. Murphree,
for who can understand a man better than those to whom he has
given a share in the great work that he was called to do? We know
how much the University meant to him. We know how studious he
was in advancing its every interest, how careful he was of everything
touching its honor and reputation. We know how he aided us in the
solution of our problems and assisted us in our various departments,
striving to make them" the best possible under existing conditions.