Tarihshy, ghalym Ermúqan Bekmahanovtyng shәkirti Sadybay Isaevtyng esteliginen:

1955 jyldan bastap Erekeng (E.Bekmahanov) KazGU-ding tarih fakulitetinde qazaq tarihynan dәris bere bastady. Basqa ústazdar siyaqty leksiyasyn qaghazdan oqyp bermeytin. Aspay-saspay taqta aldynda әrli-berli jýrip auyzsha aita beretin. Oy jýieleri tizbektelip kete beretin. Keyde ýzilis aralyghynda bizderge, qazaqtargha: "Qashan ózimizding ana tilimizde sóiler ekenbiz", — dep әzildesip qoyatyn.

Erekeng turashyl, shynshyl adam bolatyn; jaghympazdyqty, maqtaudy, ótirikti jek kóretin. Árbir studentten sanaly bilimdi qatang talap etetin. Bir emtihan kezinde dayyndyghy nashar Uliman Aleksey Iliich degen student (últy evrey bolatyn, keyin ol 1982 jyly KazGU-de istedi, tarih ghylymdarynyng kandidaty boldy) ózining dayynsyzdyghyn býrkemelep, emtihannan qúlamau maqsatymen biylettegi súraulardan auytqyp, Erekenning ózin maqtay jóneldi. Erekeng onyng dayyn emestigin birden sezip: "Áy, Uliman, sen meni maqtauyndy qoy, qoyylghan súraqtargha naqtyly jauap ber, eger dayyn bolmasan, sonyndy ait, biraq sening evreylik qylyghynnyng maghan keregi joq", — dep emtihandy qabyldamay qoydy.