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Indiana University was established LONG BEFORE landgrant universities came along. You are thinking of Purdue University, in West Lafayette. That's a johnny-come-lately school dependent on public largess from its foundation.

I don't know, or care, either way.

My 5 or 6 times Great Grandfather George Dunn donated the IU campus out of his own property.

Well, I had a Mr. Dunn who taught social studies at Central Jr. High, where Kroger's now stands. Are you him? Related? I liked and respected him.

Half the named streets in town were named after other of my relatives.

Lol, you might be overstating your importance a bit. Lessee, 1st st, 2nd st, 3rd st....17th st, Rogers, oh, how about Kirkwood? I do recall a Dunn st somewhere.

Are you sure you've ever been in Bloomington, Indiana?

Naw, I was only born and raised there, but I certainly feel no obligation to prove it to you.

One of the reasons for the establishment of the university in Bloomington was to make it easier for the locals to learn to read and write ~ so they could be good citizens.

Turns out I said "named streets" and you responded with an argument about the "numbered streets".

Apparantly they were wrong about the locals getting a chance to learn.

Regarding the various old families in Bloomington and that area, they're all pretty much covered in the family genealogical research we have. You checked out William Alexander named down there on the memorial at the Court House? He's a relative too ~ like my grandfather's grandfather.

And no, my surname is not Dunn!