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attempt be made to have Maple Avenue closed in consideration of the opening* through to Lincoln Avenue of South Drive. We are not here presenting all the arguments for the extension of these arteries at the present time, because we are trying to confine this report more particularly to the Forestry area. If Gregory Drive eventually extends through the Forestry, it will probably terminate at Ohio Street on the East rather than at Iowa. For this reason it seems to us that a walk should now be constructed through the Forestry approximately paralleling the extension of Gregory through the Forestry to join with Ohio. We recommend, also, that the walks now existing to the north and south of the McKinley Hosptal be maintained as at present located* 3. Women** Athletic Field The location of the Women's Residence Halls and the rapid development of the sororities to the east of the Forestry, clearly indicates the necessity for a central location for the women's athletic field. Provision should therefore be made for the expansion of this area toward the south from its present location. This will involve new areas elsewhere for some of the Floricultural and Vegetable gardens. While we fully appreciate the advantages of the floricultural development being in as central a location as possible, the trend in the housing of the young women seems to indicate that the ground south of the present residence halls should be absorbed into the women's athletic field as rapidly as the increase in the number of women students justifies doing so. This will not interfere with the glass houses for a good many years, but if this policy is to be followed an area for this outdoor garden development should be decided upon at an early data so that plans may be made for its gradual development. To summarize: 1. We recommend the removal of vines from all reasonably healthy trees in the Forestry. 2. The leaving of the vines, because of their beauty, on dead trees which are still sound. 3. The building of a hard-surfaced walk on Gregory Avenue extended through to Ohio Street, with proper lighting. 4. The opening up of Goodwin Avenue as far south as Gregory Drive. 5. The paving of Goodwin Avenue and of Gregory Drive from Goodwin Avenue to Fourth Street as early as possible. 6. The development of South Drive and its extension through the Forestry to Lincoln Avenue to serve as a main traffic artery between the University and Urbana and Champaign.