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In 1944, near the end of the World War II, Ansted enrolled in the US Army as an Army chaplain. After his service in Leyte, Philippines, he was transferred to Korea, a southern part of which was under US Military rule at the time. It was here, in 1946, that he became the first president of Seoul National University, a new national university established in place of Keijō Imperial University. He also created the official motto of the school, "Veritas Lux Mea", which is still used to this day. Ansted was succeeded by Lee Choon-ho on October 24, 1947.