University of Florida - Tower / Seminole Yearbook (Gainesville, FL)

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FOREWqjU) X The theme chosen for this volume, the Story of the Tropics, is one peculiarly appropriate. Florida is not only the southernmost state in the Union, but it is also the scene of the first settlements to be made in America. 1 he Story of the Tropics traces the growth of the state from the earls' days of its dis covery to the present time of high powered auto mobiles, speedboats, and real estate salesmen. The drawings used in developing this story may be re lied upon as being true representations of the period and the historical data employed is, so far as the edi tors can ascertain, thoroughly accurate. 7

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 DEDICATION It was with great sorrow' and a sense of personal loss that the stu dents of the University learned of the death of their president Dr. Albert Alexander MurphreC December 20, 1927. He w'as a man of national prominence, as is proven by his presi denev of the National Association of State College Presidents, yet he was also the personal friend of his stu dents and faculty. He was a man with the vision to see into and prepare for the future, yet he was equally capable of handling the many minor details connected with the management of an University. So, as an expression of a small part of our admiration and es teem, the student body lovingly dedi cate this, the nineteenth volume of the Seminole, to the Memory of Dr. Albert Alexander Murphree.