ProclamationThe official V-E day proclamation as broadcast to the worldthis morning by President Harry S, Truman follows in fvU:**Now, therefor Of /, Harry S. Truman, President of theUnited States of America, do hereby appoint Sunday, May 13,1945, to be a day of prayer, I call upon the people of the UnitedStates, whatever their faith, to unite in offering thanks to Godfor the victory we have won and to pray that he will supportus to the end of our present struggle and to guide us in theway of peace*I also call upon my countrymen to dedicate this day ofprayer to tfie memory of those who have given their lives tomake possible our victory.In witness thereof, I have hereunto given my hand andcaused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed,(Signed) Harry S. TrumanEnd of European War WillStep Up UC ReconversionReconversion of the University from its present footing tonormal peacetime activities will be considerably speeded up bythe end of the European war, well-informed sources predictedlast night.The return to the University of fac¬ulty members now absent for Govern¬ment service and of facilities now be¬ing used by the Government, as wellas the cancellation of government con¬tracts and the departure of militarypersonnel from the Quadrangles, maywell be accelerated. Other factors af¬fecting the University in the periodfollowing V-E Day may also be thepossible discharge of larger numbersof war veterans than previously, anda possible easing of priority restric¬tions which now prevent any new con¬struction.The possibilities of getting new fac¬ulty members, especially in the Col¬lege, have been greatly impaired bythe war emergency. It is known thatthe University is now attempting toobtain the services of a number of newmen now in the Army. One of these.Major Alan L. Chidsey, whose releasefrom military duty is predicted by midsummer, is slated to become direc¬tor of all University housing accomo¬dations.Reconversion expenditures were re¬sponsible to a large deg^ree for thenecessity of raising tuition, a stepannounced two months ago. At thetime, it was announced that estimatesfor these expenditures included $177,-000 in salaries to faculty'members whowill be returned to the Universitypayroll, and $288,000 in upkeep onUniversity facilities now paid by thegovernment. Comment is unavailableon the effect of the end of the war’sfirst phase on these expenditures, butthe possibility is that the estimatesmay prove too low. University au¬thorities t also refused to predictwhether the progress of the war willresult in the cancellation of any ofthe $10,500,000 in government con¬tracts held by the University fornext year. Hutchins To Speak;Classes SuspendedIn its massive gothic cathedral, the University of Chicago to¬day will solemnly observe the climax of the first half of the Sec¬ond World War.Janus-hke, 3000 students of the University, will pay tribute tothe European war and at the same time prepare to meet the chal¬lenges of the future and the peace.A brief, appropriate service of an hour’s duration is scheduledhere htis morning at 10:30 at Rockefeller chapel. All classes inthe University will be suspended until noon in marking the end ofhostilities in the European theatre of operations.Her armies in total collapse and her cities in rubble, the gov¬ernment of the Th||d Reich yesterday sued for peace and the proc¬lamation of V-E d^ will be released today by supreme headquar¬ters and President Truman, according to a Washington pronounce¬ment.Today’s all-student rites have beencharted by a student committee andwill highlight a 20-minute address byPresident Hutchins, his first majorall-campus oration since his defenseof liberal education last fall. Hutch¬ins will speak on the ** Significance ofthe Peace to the University.” Sourcesclose to the president said last nightthat the speech is expeced to be ofextreme significance, since Hutchinsis expected to outline, in broad terms,peacetime policies of the Universityand its potential expansion program.In keeping with the occasion, a vet¬eran of this war, Ed Wood, will act asMaster of Ceremonies at today’s ob¬servance. Wood will read the officialvictory proclamation and introducethe president.The University choral group, underthe direction of Gerhard Schroth, willsing two anthems.Dean of the Chapel Charles E. Gil-key will deliver the closing prayer.Most of the service will be of a non¬religious nature.The national anthem will bring theexercises to a close and in keepingwith military requests it will be “busi¬ness as usual” on the Quadrangles forthe rest of the day.A 5-man student committee includ¬ing Jean Gatewood, Lois Beerger, NatEek, Abe Krash, and Wood laid plansfor today’s program. They were as¬sisted by Dean of Students L. A.Kimpton, John 'E. Yarnelle, directorof Men’s Housing; and Fredrich I.Gottesman, Counsellor of Publications. The President,..ROBERT M. HUTCHINSQuadrangles TakeWar's End CalmlyThe premature surrender announce¬ment as released Monday morning bythe Associated Press created a mildflurry on the campus, but celebrationof V-E day was held in abeyance ofPresident Truman’s official declara¬tion.University professors were in¬structed by the Office of the Dean ofStudents to continue classes on sched¬ule until the President’s declarationhad been made. Order of Services IHere Today10 :SO—Classes Dismissed10:U0—Services begin at the Chapelwith National Anthem10:1^5—Reading of the V-E Day Pro¬clamation by Ed Wood,Master of Ceremonies10:50Anthem by Choir11:00—Address by President Hut¬chins11:25—Singing of last verse of**America**11:S0—Prayer by Dean of ChapelC, W, GUkey11 :S5—Benediction12:00—Resumption all classesPlan 4 SpecialEvents TodayKeeping step with the nation’s sen¬timents of ’Thanksgiving and re¬newed effort” the Quadrangles willmark the end of the European warwith a program spotlighting the occa¬sion by stressing “business as usuaL”• With the exception of the one anda half hour interlude at 10:30 and anASTP special event at 4 p.m., allclasses and administrative offices willfunction as per schedule.Thorndyke Hilton will observe theoccasion with special rites at its mom-ing service today at 7:40. The 10:30ceremonies at Rockefeller chapel, anall-campus program, will be the high¬light of the day.At 4 p.m., all members of militarypersonel stationed on the campus in¬cluding the Civil Affairs TrainingUnits and the ASTP will gather atMandel for a secret War DepartmentGen. Dwight Di Eisenhower O0idaHJ.S. Amu andNaau PholmGeiii George C. Marshal) 'Adm. William D* Leahy Adm. Ernest J. KingAdm. Chester W* NimiU Gen. Henry H. Arnold Gen. Douglas MacArthurThdse mon can tell you whythe 7™ WAR LOAN is the BIGGEST yet /YOU ARE being asked to lend more moneythan ever before—in the 7lh War Loan.These men can tell you why.They can tell you of giant ships readylo slide down the ways this year.They can tell you of a whole new air force in the building—huge new bombersand fast new jet-propelled planes coming offthe lines by thousands.They could show you why it is cheaperand quicker to give our Pacific Forces en¬tirely new equipment sometimes—insteadof shipping tanks and guns from Europe. They can, in short, show you 101 waysin which your dollars are needed more thanever to bring America’s might to its fullstrength—so that we may crush our foe thefaster, make an end of killing, and bringour men back home.Will you tell these men "I can'tafford to buy my share"?The GENERALS and admirals can showus why our money is needed—moremoney than before.But other men can show us something,too.They’re the men with twisted,’ crippledlimbs... with dever iron hooks instead ofhands. The blind men ... the men with scarred, seamed faces. And perhaps worstof all, the men with blasted, darkened minds.They can show us, dearly, how smallis any sacrifice we make in lending money.If you have an income, whether fromwork, land, or capital, you have a quota inthe 7th War Loan. Find out what that quotais—and make it!Au mm TffBMfmy 7** mR umr UNO YOWt QUOTA . . . AND MAKi ITIIF YOUR AVERAGEINCOMEPER MONTH IS: YOUR PERSONALWAR BOND MATURITYVALUE OPQUOTA IS:(CASH VALUE) 7TH WAR LOANBONDS BOUGHTS250 $187 JO $250225-250 150.00 200210-225 131JS 175200-210 112J0 150180-200 nJ5 125140-180 75.00 100100-140 37JO 50Undtr $100 I8J5 25 MIOIITYWAR LOANUNIVERSITY OF (HIUGO WAR BOND AND STAMP COMMITTEEthU is am official U. S, TVaaswry advortisamami-^prHmarai mOar auspicas of Tivasmry Dapartsmant and War AdvarHsing CoumcO.