The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-06-15
DIRECTOR OF SAGE
FOUNDATION FOUND
WORK INTERESTING
Answers Question: What Can
Do With This Money Now
That ! Have III?
FUNDS USED IN MANY WAYS
Money Expended for Charity,
Child Helping. Education,
Various Studies
FUNDS USED IN MANY WAYS

New York, June 15.-"If I only had
a million collars! Think of the good
I could do with It'll"
Maybe you've said that to yourself.
Most of us have, at one time or an
other. all Of lis who have looked with
plying eye on the panorama Of hui
manity with all its misery and suffer-
ing. We wouldn't just fritter u
riches away on luxury and play. We'd
do good with it. IF only someone
would give us a million!'
Here is q story of a mar to whom
this very dream became q reality. He
was given not one, but Is million dol
lars and told to use it for the inn
provement Of social and living condi-
tons in the United States"
That was "a years ago. Now look,
ing back down the years John M.
Glenn can read the record of accom-
pliShment and see the concrete results
Of spending that sum to make life
easier for millions buffeted by adver-
sity and ignorance.
Since the Russell Sage Foundation
was established in April, 1907. by Mrs.
Sage in memory of her husband, DR..
Glenn has Deen its only director. Now
at the age Of 70 he has resigned. His
experience has given him an insight
such as few + given into the prob
lens of people.
Many Problems Attacked
And he, too, has solved a problem.
For in spending the millions which
have been available from the invest
ed SIS, 00O.0 900 foundation fund, in di-
recting the lines along which indi-
viduals may be helped. he has an
Swered the question: what can / do
with money now that I have it?
1t has been spent for charity or
ganization, child-helping. education,
industrial studies, recreation, rene
dial loans, studies of southern high
lands, and surveys and exhibits.
Has his experience brought disillu-
sionment. has it convinced him that
many people do not want to be helped
to live better, as some believe? Not
at all.
There is nothing wrong with most
of humanity he says, smiling serene
ly as can only those whose outlook
has been ,nellowed by a life we'll
lived. People appreciate kindness.
They appreciate being helped. They
are grateful
He says this now because such a
philosophy wells up through all the
"a years he has worked. The founda-
tons intent has been:
Dissemination of knowledge about
With the belief that, once
they are known, they ran be cor
Investigation and propaganda
with a remedial and preventive OBJ
jective."
Causes Always Sought
For example, in the course of char
lty investigation, men and women
sent out by DR.. Glenn didn't seek to
aid needy families directly. They
underlying causes.
If they discovered that poor man.
Rgement Vas to blame, or that unem-
ployment was responsible. then the
remedy was evident. If they discov-
cred that housing conditions were
responsible for sickness. then
again the remedy vas evident-better
1ousing conditions.
At Forest Hills. l.. L.. money was
spent to furnish adequate homes for
working people. The example was
all over the country. '
DR.. Glenn waged a fight against
he loan sharks. Investigators learn
ID that poor people were prey for the ,
Inscriptions who loaned money at
rates of interest. Dire ,
necessity drove many men to accept !
my terms to obtain funds, which Oft
n saved chem from starvation itself.
The remedy? Laws to put them out |.
II business. Such laws were suggest :
d and passed. At the instigation of
)r. Glenn II bank was urged to try I
plan of making small loans to Door
-. More than 100 other
'anks followed suit. =.
What caused so many unfortunate.
Unhappy marriages? That question
'aS answered when it was learned,
y ~painstaking investigation, that un-
Intelligent, lax administration of laws,
lergymen who failed to realize re-
possibilities and marriage machinery
4 the hands Of careless and ignorant
fficials were to blame. Again the
emedy was evident. The millions
ERE being well-spent.
Prisoners. Children Aided
Then DR.. Glenn sent men to survey
rlSon conditions. They cooperated
18th congress in finding out facts
bout care and treatment of federal
riSoners. Abuses were discovered.
eforms followed.
Interested In helping unfortunate
aildren, money was spent to find out
hat caused distress. Lives Of the
laimed, the mentally deficient and