On the University of Arizona campus plans for V-day celebrations were being made yesterday.
According to Dr. Alfred Atkinson, president, the shop whistle of the university will blast heartily and steadily as soon as an author many is received from Allied headquarters.
Classes will be dismissed immediately, and if word comes before 11:30 a.m. students will convene with the faculty and staff members in the auditorium at once for assembly. If the news of Germany’s defeat is received is received after 11:30 a.m., classes will be dismissed for the remainder of the next morning at 9:10. In the event Germany is beaten over the week-end, the assembly will be held the following Monday morning.
Principal speaker at the assembly will be Dr. Chester H. Smith of the law faculty. It will be conducted with respect to the fact that the war is not ended. Further plans for the program will be made by Dr. Emil Larson of the college of education, chairman of the special occasions committee, and Professor Rollin Pease, Dr. Smith and Dr. Napoleon Tremblay.