Show The Salt Lake Sun'day October 12 1958 Tribune Mardi of Science Refuse a Million Dollars? It Paid Off! '! Editor's Note—How many men would turn down a fortune for an ideal? Prof Harry Steenhork of the University of Wisconsin did Just that to establish a research founds- Sion that he provided the univer city nearly 2Ci million dollars in the last 34 years Today the foundation has in vestments with a market value 'i of about 35 million dollars producing income for research at Wisconsin ' In short WARF has been a By Alton L Blakeslee spectacular success Associated Press Writer In an age of science it is MADISON WIS Oct 11— ' The professor was offered one helping meet Wisconsin's need 1 million dollars for exclusive for money for science and re4 search and training human rights to his discovery it down cold This minds was back in 1924 when one mil- re 1 lion Can other universities do dollars bought a lot more sante? the than it would now and when income taxes wouldn't take Many are trying to make near so fierce a bite discoveries made in their labBut Prof Harry Sieenbock oratories work this way for wanted his discovery to work them Some are doing so infor his beloved University of dividually otherscooperativeWisconsin in the state where 4y' through the research cor'''N' he was born So he helped or- poration New York City ganize and assigned his paBut there's much more to it l' tents to the Wisconsin Alumni 1 Research Foundation (WARF) than just setting up a foundalion taking out patents and And because he did: The automatically reaping profits university has received near- WARF for example has paly 20 million dollars from tented more than 150 inventions and discoveries made WARE by University of WisIt got $1348340 this year mainly consin researchers Wireohoto alone to support research help Direenir pay salaries for fellows and But only 11 have ever paid more than $1000 says and aid badc other 'scope give professors I - He-turne- '31 A —Associated Press Arthur D Code new eheekn C)C-3()1- 1Vard Ross managing director of WARE lost money inventions in taking The foundation on some out patents and velop them "You need a '' foundation t WARF was born in vember No- 1925 real winner to Without Income Money came back for the get started only in a tiny trickle university do afford can't what to you at $1200 for the first—only we've done" says Ross frankly 1928-2school year $9700 the Prof Steenbock's discovery next year but $400000 in 1946 was' a real winner lie found as income from investments that vitamin D could be syn- began to be felt thesized or created in milk Steenbock meanwhile who some other foods and medi- is now a professor emeritus cinal products by exposing received $990000 over the them to ultraviolet light His yearsfor his discovery patents covered the methods The bulk of the 20 million of doing this dollars given to the university literally millions of babies has gone for salaries support of redarch projects and to atand adults have benefited scholars for study tract Rickets caused by instlffiAbout a third has been in cient vitamin D has in effect been abolished in the United special grants to build sci ence buildings and an apartStates ment project Steenbok then a professor of biochemistry was Steenbock's department of moved by a grand idea: Let biochemistry has r ece iv ed the university reap the bene- about one million dollars and fits and profit rather than a 1 million more for buildings commercial company The grant made last spring The university was unable Included $1450000 for re 9 ' - to 20 per cent of the unlversityi funds for scientific research and teaching now come from the idea of a profClose essor who turned down million for himself 7"BAHAil Twig Ivo a fast EVEN THE BOSS pm 23-7- :43 won't know - r"1"'"'""' 777 St Sept In Id Int SL Pub sib 15 So State "Thou art My lamp and ow light is in thee Get thou from it thy radiance Mar than tne arid oak none For Further Information Call HU 541551 -- - You're at your best in any situation with Sonotone's latest — a slim-tri- eyeglasi m hearing aid Only eyeglass hearing aid with exclusive AVC (Automatic Volume Control) to soften sudden loud noises Fashion-thi- n temples for both men and women Also latest "Tuck- styles for those who don't wear glasses NEXT TO Steenbock's the major winner has been Warfarin a chemical used both as a rat poison and as an anticoagulant or bloodthinner for human heart and blood conditions So far warfarin has brought in 1174 million dollars net (21k million gross) with six years left to go on the patents The Steenbock patents stopped earning money when they expired in 1945 after grossing about 14 million dollars Rutgers University grossed about seven million dollars from streptomycin and the research corporation has grossed three million dollars to date from vitamin B-- ir y' COME IN SEE AND NEAR FOR YOURSELF COME sonoToNE IN PHONE OR WRITE FREE DEMONSTRATION IV Newhouse I'dg Solt Lake City Phooe IM lecke Ildg Ph IX 22131 Name Addrem State City Zone ! 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