Times 1966
Scenes Auditorium Kensas University

Convocation of students

Chancellor Malott totters to the Rostrum and addresses
the student body.

STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS:

We moot today aa we have mot each year for the past two do-
eades ag tho Kansas University Memorial Association,

This Association, the momborship of which is composed of all
the studonts, faculty mombers and mombors of the alumni associa-~
tion of the Univorsity of Kansas, was formed in 1946 to momorial-
ize those studonts and graduates of our University who offorod
their lives in the service of our country in the second World War.
The founders of this Association believed that tho ideals for which
these sacrificos wore mado were worthy of commemoration and that
tho deeds of our students and graduates should be kept frosh in
tho memory of succeeding generations of students.

7 Many of those mon and women in tho armed sorvices of our coun-
try wero and are members of this Association, They have not de-
sired and do not desire personal oulogy or glory. For that reason
this Association determined that the Kansas University Momorial
should be a living, evergrowing constructive contribution to the
country and to the world. .

As you all know, it was determined that the causes of World
War II largely lay in the lack of any feeling of international
unity, or common bond among the peoples of the world. Therefore,
the alumni and faculty committee selected to determine the type of
momorial to the heroes of World War II agreed upon a memorial
which would promote international understanding and tend to elimi-
nate the suspicion and distrust among Nations which too often have
brought international conflict. There was ostablished a Kansas
University Momorial scholarship in International Relations.

It was proposed that each yoar a number of graduates of tho
University of Kansas, or selected students be sent to study in the
colleges of foreign lands, their expenses to be paid from the scho-
larship fund. At the seme time universities of other lands were
asked to sclect students to attend and study at the University of
Kansas at the expense of the Momorial Association, These students
were to be selected more for their qualitf@s of leadership than for
scholastic attainment. |

Each year tho students of this University as members of the
Association have by popular ballot selected those students whose
study of foreign languages and whose other qualifications made
thor: eligible as nominees for this scholarshipe The numbor of
students sent abroad each year deponds upon the funds available
from contributions.

Bach year in convocation a distinguished citizen of this coun=
try or of the world has addressed the Association at the time of
tho award of these scholarships. The student interest each year
has been such as to keep alive in the hearts of every generation

of students the memory of World War II, its causos, offects and
thoir own contribution to prevention of another world war.

As I said before, wo have had each year citizens of this coun-
try and tho world to address the convocation, Several of these
speakers have been students who havo gone from this University to
study in foreign schools and have returned to rise to positions of
eminenee and leadership in this Nation. These man and women and
all othor beneficiaries of this oe tegen have made their con-
tribution as toachors, professional mon businoss men to a bot~-
ter understanding by our people of the problans of other countries.

In the past week tho students have selocted those from among
7 who will roceive the bonofits of this seholarship for the com-
ng. yeare j

Wo have as our principal spoakor today a man who also has ro-
coived this scholarship, not aaa student bf the Univorsstye but as
an oxi ange student from the Unive ai $y of Moscow. In he camo
to this Univorsity and after studying for two yoars, gress tee with
high honers and returned to his own wom tye ter a brilliant
caroer hho has becomo one of tho high offielals of the Russian Gov~
ernmont,. As sueh official, ho has siwaye boon a friond of Amorica
and has done much to promote the understanding and fooling of com
radoship which has developod between these two nations. have the
honor of introducing an adumnus of the Univorsity of Kansas, the

Honorable Ivan Ivanovitoh.