PROBLEMS 195 



fie that must pass when going in opposite direc- 

 tions. This will determine the width of the walks, 

 and if the walks have not been laid out at the 

 proper width the designer will be rewarded by hav- 

 ing the turf worn away for a foot or two on each 

 side of the walk. 



The drives, if there are any, should be so con- 

 structed that visitors may see the entire institu- 

 tion, from the outside at least, without leaving 

 their car or carriage. For this reason it is well 

 to make the drives indirect, as they are for esthetic 

 rather than for economic interest. If they were 

 made straight, they would be utilized immediately 

 as short cuts for heavy teaming and noisy motor- 

 cycles. 



Flowers, except flowering-shrubs, are rather out 

 of place in a scheme of this sort, although an occa- 

 sional English border might add an unobjection- 

 able accent. Too frequently in a problem of this 

 kind masses of accent material are introduced, and 

 circular flower-beds are permitted to dissect long 

 stretches of beautiful turf, displaying occasionally 

 hideous color combinations. These are entirely 

 foreign elements, and it is not in keeping with the 

 spirit of an educational institution to exhibit plant- 

 ing of such an ostentatious character. Where 



