Caption: Convocation - 1942
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I / University of Illinois I w\ ation men's Defense Conference attended I thn hundi from Illinois defense industry \ leadership in titutc for th< 1 1 1 of Parents and Teachers will be addi ed to ih« idi of toj ing out of the wai situation. The annual meeting ol the Illii la Superintendents of Schools, which the Division conducts, a consideration of the impact of the war on the I 1 Division acts as a resource agency for the promotion of forum and < training, all of which is designed tocontribute to the u < ul f democratic processes. (i) Men in the armed forces, whose education i> interrupt' In their ]]• to service, are afforded Opportunity tO make- some pi toward roll degrees by the University courses that are taught b) corn (j) In conjunction with the University Library, the Dv n ha a series of reading lists on the understanding of Vmcri its aim th< tnd the peace to follow. I () . The Radio Advisory i wimittee is planning prog ims of th meeting type over the University Station W I I . I . in char of Dir I. F. Wright. These programs will be given on Sunday new departu for our Radio Station. Two pro-rams already ha\ n hedn! • approved for next semester which should he distinct contribution. • hM present time. The first is exclusively for radio and con rns I'm Trad J with special emphasis on South America. The nd is the ursi especially arranged to deal with economic problems oi th< '. fens pi In general, Station W I L L has been using all pn i nat i defense nature that are consistent with its program policy. The- inch jpot announcements for the Army, i >i Guard, Mariiu s N ivy, I Service Commission, Defense Savings, etc.; tran ribed pr rams for the \rmy. Navy, WPA-Defense projec ; and all < f Pr > nt R recent talks, as well as the recent one by Prim- Mini till. In conclusion. I again wish to refer to a statement in Presiden Roo velt's letter in which he said that winnin. th will be futil unli We lay the foundations for the kind f pe ml • adju nen that will guarantee the preservation of those as ts f taieru i life for which the war is fought." Colleges and uni\ rs should b vital elements in helping to la) the foundal i such . neii peace. Such a peace, howevei will depend lar 1\ on th I nited S 0< CUpying a d o m i n a n t position m world a tit r\ j that p \ a r m e d n a t i o n a l w a y s r e a d y to d e f e n d a n d p idea that when peace comes v an then tin pi sui n of isolationism is unthinkable. The a ttion oi actual t^httu n nil m a I topia in wind, we can "beal our sw< I' "1 we will probabl) find our lv< u Id m armed .amp. ( ),n Vrmy, \ , . u and .^ to our national existen for a loi me ti m \\ < n a world in which fori and th ibilit) to d < v ' life are ,ing to be majoi factoi in h nu " ' •""<• •• R < ei T ipoiuiibilih lit me education oi men and women who will problems oi uch a p I wai world and V i h l order will Ktiatantn m<| m m I pol will it :i univcl lt,( m i n I
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