The 1917 Reptonian: an annual publication representative of the work in the professional course of landscape gardening at the University of Illinois . others. We feel, however, that in the development ofthis important work at Illinois, we have just made a beginning. The ul- Twelve The 19 17 Reptonian timate development of the landscape division here will be determined inlarge measure by the character of the work done elsewhere by our studentswho have gone into the professional field. We are very proud of ourgraduates, 33 of whom have received the degree of Bachelor of Science inlandscape garde


The 1917 Reptonian: an annual publication representative of the work in the professional course of landscape gardening at the University of Illinois . others. We feel, however, that in the development ofthis important work at Illinois, we have just made a beginning. The ul- Twelve The 19 17 Reptonian timate development of the landscape division here will be determined inlarge measure by the character of the work done elsewhere by our studentswho have gone into the professional field. We are very proud of ourgraduates, 33 of whom have received the degree of Bachelor of Science inlandscape gardening during the past five years. In 1916 alone, twelvepeople took this degree. This year there will be a graduating class ofnine. These people working in the professional field, together with the statesactivities in landscape extension, will surely bring landscape gardening inthe rich prairie states of the Mississippi Valley to its highest possible de-velopment. It is this home of abundant harvests and large industrialenterprises which will be eventually the best medium for the true expres-sion of the landscape art. Joseph C. 4, The 19 17 R eptonian Thirteen FACULTY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Edmund Janes James, , President of University COLLEGE OF AGRICULTUREEugene Davenport, M. Agr., Dean of College of Agriculture DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTUREJoseph Cullen Blair, Head of the Department DIVISION OF LANDSCAPE GARDENINGRalph Rodney Root, , Assistant Professor in Landscape Gardening Charles Mulford Robinson, Professor of Civic Design Frederick Noble Evans, , Associate in Landscape Gardening Leon Deming Tilton, in Instructor in Landscape Gardening Tell William Nicolet, , Instructor in Landscape Gardening Fourteen The 1917 Reptonian COMPETIONS While there are no set prizes offered annually, there are a number ofcompetitions held in various branches of Landscape work during the schoolyear. During the


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