Lick Wilmerding High School - Commencement Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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.31 3-L'ml1'3L3!.ifB Ig, JANUARY 27, 18-11 JANUARY 11, 1.928 nARI,1is A. MURDOCK was elected a Trustee of the California School of Me- chanical Arts, May 4, 1900, succeeding A. S. Hallidie, one of the original group named by James Lick, and remained on the Board until his death, which occurred January 11, 1928. ln the newspaper notices following his death, emphasis was placed on the public offices which he had filled with an outstanding record of ability and integrity, but he was even more devoted to the affairs of literature, education, religion and philanthropy. Born in Massachusetts, he spent the latter part of his youth in Humboldt County, California, where he completed his school- ing, did some teaching, learned the printer's trade, published a newspaper, served as Register of the U. S. Land Office, and represented the county in the State legislature. Later he removed to San Francisco, where he established the printing firm hearing his name-a firm that became known for its admir- ahle code of business ethics. Here, too, he became prominent in civic affairs, and served at times on the Board of Education and on the Board of Super- visors. He was also active in the Work of numerous philanthropic organ- izations, and was particularly interested in the Boys' Aid Society, of which he was one of the founders. lle belonged to the group of literary printers that included Bret Harte, Mark Twain. and other California celebritie.s. Having outlived these con- temporaries, he was frequently called on to tell about them. He served for forty years or so as Superintendent of the Sunday school of the Unitarian Church of this city, and published the Pacific Unitarian, a monthly magazine in which his editorials were models of literary composition and were widely noticed for their spirit of tolerance. In them, as in the council room, he expressed his opinions clearly and courageously, but never in a controversial manner. VVithout the complete composure by which he was characterized he could not have carried such a continuous load of work and responsibility and live to the age of eighty-seven. Our school is proud to have had a place in his abundant life. lIPage ill