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The Vitale Report

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submitted, in formulating a policy for the execution of the scheme of building and landscape development as a unit, and for the preparation of estimates for appropriation purposes. Conclusion An examination of the plans and of this report will make clear, we believe, that our endeavor throughout our studies has been mainly directed to the devising of a planting design which will give, in the course of time, a maximum of impressiveness with utmost simplicity. For many years to come, undoubtedly, the South campus will have a bare and uninviting appearance, even if the trees planted are of a fair nursery size, but in the eternal life of the University the day will come when the vision of the present builders will be fully realized. I t is, therefore, very much worth while to adopt now the policy of making the present subordinate to the future and jealously to watch for and to prevent opportunistic endeavors to deviate from it. We feel confident that, ultimately, the planting scheme submitted will be found adequate, in majestic scale and in harmony with the serenity of an institution of learning. Respectfully submitted,

FERRUCCIO VITALE