Guess Where?

It seemed like a bit of an obscure spot, on the east side of campus, at the edge of one of the quads and near a parking lot. From a distance it might have been a gazebo. Up close it was all stone and columns and arches and classical Greek architecture, which made some sense, because it housed statues, a good number of them Greek philosophers. Each statue had its own plinth and plaque and nameplate, a description of what made them worthy of inclusion in the small circular temple. The center of the little alcove had a circular space inscribed with the institution's motto and its coat of arms. Rumor had it that if one stood right in the center, one's voice would be specially projected. Plenty of students and visitors alike had stood there and tried it out. It was open to the air, so sometimes on a windy night the breeze cut through sharply, but it was also a good place to sit and think, maybe watch cars drive by. Once in a while, it was a safe place for a wanderer to bunk down and sleep.