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		Campus Landscape Development
		The turn of the century ushered in a new initiative for improving the campus landscape. Once the initial phase of construction was completed,
	the trustees could finally begin to develop the grounds. Several key individuals played important roles in the early development of the campus landscape.

	• Ossian C. Simonds Ossian C. Simonds was the first landscape architect employed by the University. Simonds emphasized a picturesque and bucolic aesthetic in his work, as is evident in his design of Graceland Cemetery on Chicago's North Side. Simonds's plan for the University campus echoed his earlier projects. Members of the Committee on Buildings and Grounds were critical of Simonds's design, however. They objected to his exces- sive use and awkward placement of shrubbery, the impractical curvilinear arrangement of walks, and the lifelessness of new plantings due to insufficiently prepared soil. As a result, Simonds's design was never fully completed. He was dismissed by the Committee on Buildings and Grounds in 1902.