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r os . * . * a, . " f 3 é . : ‘ ee a | will be happy io attend the Reception at your . : “ | t eee oe Wb. aliaennan wlannare ond ws i FORMER PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN receives honor. ry degree at Brandeis University Commencement in June, 1957. Making presentation is Brandeis President Dr. Abram L. Sacher, Mr. Truman was Commencement apesker, . Tue comMENCEMENT ADpRESS of former President Harry S. Truman at ; z. Brandeis University, when he received an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree : in in June 1957, inspired a group of his friends with the idea of establishing a ' \ permanently endowed professorship in his name at Brandeis University: The ; Harry S. Truman Chair in American Civilization. Co-Chairmen of this group are: Jacob M.*Arvey, Averell Harriman, Herbert H. - wg , -~Lehman, Same-Raybum, EleanorRoosevelt and Adlai ExStevenson. | ‘losing his address on education, politics and government, Mr. Truman said, “I hope that you who are graduating here today and that you who will be studying here next year : i aid in the years to come will make a special effort, regardless of your respective fields of -uscitration, to understand the workings of our government. Our government is not a fool-proof thing. It is not an automatic mechanism which will always produce the best results, But it is a very good form of government provided the people understand it and dre vigilant about ils operations, and try to preserve its rich heritage of freedom in the face of the great dangers and difficulties of the present age.” 4 SED Zig ces OR-TIA3ZE -/63