UHNIVERSITY PLAZA IS A PIECE OF OUTDOOR ART

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so everyone might not appreciate the development of the plaza, complete with flowing fountain, between Academic Hall and Kent Library on the campus of southeast Missouri State University.

Beauty is too often sacrificed in our tax-supported surroundings. For many years, some of our grandest edifices and most beautiful spaces were public buildings and parks. Religion supplied churches, synagogues and mosques that overwhelmed our human senses.

Somewhere along the line, the art of our surroundings was sacrificed. In this partnership of private and public funds, the new university plaza bestows a sizeable piece of elegance and beauty on our fair city. It's worth a look-see for yourself, if you haven't done it already.