A memorial service for James A. Perkins, who served as president of Cornell University from 1963 to 1969, will be held Oct. 4 at 2 p.m. in the chapel at Princeton University.

Perkins died Aug. 19 at age 86 in Burlington, Vt. Widely recognized as one of the nation's most innovative educators and an effective spokesman for higher education, Perkins at the time of his death was chairman emeritus of the International Council for Educational Development in Princeton, N.J., an organization he founded in 1970 to identify and analyze key problems facing education around the world.

He is survived by his wife, the former Ruth B. Aall, five children, four stepchildren, seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Memorial gifts may be sent to the Princeton Child Development Institution, 300 Cold Soil Road, Princeton, N.J. 08540.