LIFE AND WORK OF DR. A. A. MURPHREE


 THE FULL-ROUNDED, THE COMPLETE MAN.
W K BHEN I think of President A. A. Murphree, I think of a man
 of great wisdom. He was a wise man rather than a pro-
found scholar and he knew how to apply his wisdom.
 When I think of President Murphree, I think of a man of good
judgment. I have known few men who could rival him in appraising
a difficult situation and in reaching the proper decision.
 When I think of President Murphree, I think of a great executive.
He chose his chief subordinates with care. When they were ap-
pointed, he gave them sufficient power to achieve and do their best.


He encouraged rather than discouraged new ideas. He invoked
loyalty. He stimulated allegiance.
 When I think of President Murphree, I think of an intimate per-
sonal friend. His personality seemed to flow out to those who came
in contact with him. To work with him was to work with an inti-
mate friend.
 When I think of President Murphree, I think of a great Christian
citizen. The church, the state, and the school were the three great
institutions through which he tried to advance the common interests
of mankind. -WALTER J. MATHERLY.


 THE GREAT BUILDER AND LEADER
qT HE University of Florida was created in 1905. After three years
 of struggle it had made but little, if any, growth. Those in
authority had seen Dr. Murphree tried out as president of the new
College for Women at Tallahassee and determined that he was the
man to lead the University of Florida.
 The present institution is sufficient proof of the wisdom of his
selection by the Board of Control. The manner in which he has
developed the several colleges, frequently adding new ones, kept
student enrollment steadily climbing, erected modern buildings at
the rate of nearly one a year, secured larger and larger appropriations
from the legislature, made the people of our state glory in and take
pride in their institution, moulded an efficient, affectionate and har-
monious faculty from material that came to him rapidly and from
far regions, won the enduring love of his students and alumni, and
commanded the respect and admiration of the entire educational
world-these things and many more made him one of America's
greatest builders and leaders.
 Another great chieftain has fallen in service to his people and to
his country. --RALPH STOUTAMIRE.