s the University Arboretum and Botanical
Gardens, a large area south and east of Forest Hill Cemetery, which is
now linked up by boulevards with the rapidly growing system of city
parks.

A formal entrance to the Campus in the form of a double driveway, laid
out in accordance with a plan prepared in 1906 by Professor Emil Lorch
of the Department of Architecture, and known as the Mall, passes between
the Chemistry and Natural Science Buildings. This forms practically a
continuation of Ingalls Street between Hill Auditorium and a future
companion, possibly a new Museum, which will eventually be built to the
east on the other corner. The impressive vista thus formed leads the eye
to the massive facade of the new Library, though the Campus flagstaff,
some distance in front, now marks the actual end of the new driveway.
The architectural emphasis of the Campus is thus being turned to the
north, but the western, or State Street side still remains the accepted
front, dominated by the old-fashioned but nevertheless stately bulk of
old University Hall. Within a short time State Street has become,
through the fortunate removal of several unsightly old survivals of
earlier days, one of the most beautiful of academic avenues, flanked on
one side by the Campus, with its trees, broad spaces and dignified
buildings, and by a row of public buildings on the western side, which,
though sadly lacking in uniformity, are yet for the most part impressive
and substantial. These include the Congregational Church, the two halls
of residence for women, the older Newberry Hall, a number of fraternity
houses, and particularly the commanding beauty of the Michigan Union.

It is fortunate for the University and the community that the problem of
the future development of the institution in relation to the city is
being carefully considered. The expansion of the Campus to the north and
northeast is now established, and it is probable that at some future
period the Mall, lined with monumental buildings, and laid out in
co-operation with the city, will extend to the river. Ann Arbor has
already taken far-sighted measures in establishing a series of
boulevards and parks along the river with connecting links which will
eventually encircle the town. The extensive University properties in the
Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, which cover the hills defining the
ravine extending from the river to Geddes Avenue, and join the present
enlarged University grounds