Okay, you have several good points. Not the first time I have had to say that.

I shouldn't in any way criticize  the folks who so generously had given all that money. I was simply trying to point out, in case there are others out there with that kind of money, that there are some other real needs in the community that need looking after.

Having taken that step back, I think I am pointing out that the University has a great fund raising machine, and I wish sometimes that machine were able to focus on getting money into the community more. I am talking about real people with real needs, very old buildings that are being held together with the proverbial bailing wire, and the waiting lists for seniors and other low income people is terrible long. 

And yes, I probably should have written a letter to the editor on the subject, and not combined it with this particular donation. So thank you for your letting me know I was being  unfair.
Hugh Massengill, Eugene