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Briefly, here is the way the Model
U.N. will function: Groups of students
are assigned to serve as the delegates The selection of the high school
from particular countries to the United students who participate in the event is
Nations. Members of each delegation a long process, a process which began as
familiarize themselves with all aspects of early as last October. High schools in the
their country--political and social. Within
the framework of the Model U.N. they six-county region in South Central Pa.
work to represent their country's poli- receive invitations, and this year there
cies and attain solutions for contempor- are 19 schools registered: Annville-Cle
ary international problems. The confer- ona, Bishop McDevitt, Camp Hill, Car
-ence delegates will debate international lisle, Cedar Crest, Cumberland Valley,
issues through various committees of the East Pennsboro, Elizabethtown Area,
General Assembly: Political and Secur- Harrisburg, Hershey, Lancaster Catho
ity Committee, Social and Humanitarian lit, Lebanon, Lower Dauphin, Manheim
Committee, and the General Assembly Township, Middletown Area, -Northern
Plenary. Also, the Security Council . Lebanon, Steelton-Highspire, Trinity,
decides implementation policy for the and Warwick.
recommendations from the General In the first week of January, Clem
Assembly. begins to assign the schools the coun-
Tomorrow at 9 a.m., in five different tries they will represent. Since the
locations, faculty members will be talk- schools are asked to indicate their
ing to the delegates on international preference on the invitations, the as
politics in various blocs. Dr. Robert signments are made on a first come, first
Bresler will speak to the Western Bloc serve basis. Commenting on the schools'
countries, Dr. Robert Simko will address preferences, Clem said, "The requests
the Group of 77 (Non-Aligned Nations), tend to be greatly varied. Before, big
Dr. Carol Nechemias will speak to the countries were popular, and nobody
Warsaw Pact (Eastern Bloc nations), Mr. wanted the smaller nations with names
Gilpin will talk to the Organization of they couldn't even pronounce. Now,
American States, and Dr. Sabir Dahir however, countries such as the Arab
will speak to the League of Arab States. nations are popular, because they are in
At 10:30 a.m., there will be a program the news so much." Exchange students
for the high school teachers on internat- are always a big part of the Model
ional education which will be directed by United Nations, and these students
Ms. Leslie Zuidema, international stu- naturally request to represent their
dent advisor and affiliate instructor at home countries. In the past, according
Capitol, and Dr. Robert Schell of the to Clem, the Capitol Campus event has
State Department of Education. The seen exchange students from West Ger
program will be held in the Black many, Mexico, France, India, Sweden,
Cultural Arts Center and is open to the and even Iceland, among others.
public. It will be especially beneficial to Although the procedure for selecting
Primary and Secondary Education ma- the individual delegates is left entirely
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Model United Nations
jors to attend, Clem points out, because
there they can freely interact with
teachers, from the area high schools.
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Thursday, March 4, 1982
up to the schools, the students who
attend are expected to familiarize them
selves with the political and social
aspects of their country. "We ask them
to have an understanding of the rules
procedures of our conference (based on
those practiced in the United Nations),
know how to write resolutions, and be
familiar with the procedures for prepar
ing delegations," Clem noted. "Overall,
the students come prepared. In the past,
we've had some extremely bright young
people."
Due to the popularity of the Capitol
Campus Model United Nations program,
some of the participating schools incor
porate its curriculum into their courses
while others use it as a basis for the
courses they teach. "I have high school
teachers calling me as early as Septem
ber--before our term even starts--to find
out the dates," Clem remarked. "In the
past, I visited some of the high schools to
help conduct practice sessions. But now,
there's no reason for me to because most
of the teachers know as much about it as
I do!"
The response of the students and
faculty on the campus to this year's
conference has been equally enthusias
tic. "In all the years I've helped with the
Capitol Campus Model U.N., there's
never been a response as favorable asd
this year. The RA's have done a great
deal of work, and we certainly appre
ciate it," acknowledged Clem. As evi
dence of the positive campus response,
one need only know that close to 115 of
the high school delegates will be staying
in campus housing facilities this year--
more than twice as many as in previous
years. According to Clem, the arrange
ment of housing the visiting students
with Capitol students (who volunteer, of
March 4, 1982
U.S. Foreig n Policy
By Sal Sebastiani
President of Chi-Rho and I.A.A
On Monday, Februrary 22, Father
Albert Reymann, a Maryknoll Priest,
with 30 years experience in Central
America, addressed a Capitol Campus
audience on the political and social
turmoil in El Salvador and Guatemala.
According to Father Reymann, con
flicts presently occuring in these coun
tries are the result of gross inequalities
and maldistribution of economic resour
ces. He stated that in El Salvador, for
example, much of the country's wealth is
controlled by an oligarchy comprised of
14 families, while over 80 % of the
population is lordless peasants. The
economic situation in El Salvador is
much more complicated, due to the fluctu
ations in the international prices of coffee
(the country's major export), and escala
ting costs of energy imports (oil).
Commenting on American involve
ment in El Salvador, Father Reymann
said that the United States is , making a
"grievous mistake" in its support of the
military junta. In his opinion, U.S.
involvement in this conflict is an effort to
Darrell:
Goodbye And Good Luck
Priest
course) is a unique opportunity for the
students to develop a positive inter
action among themselves.
The idea itself of Model U.N.'s,
however, is by no means unique to
Capitol Campus. In fact, the concept
actually predates the founding of the
United Nations. In the 1920'5, college
students held a Model League of Nations
some 20 years before the present-day
United Nations was established. At
Capitol Campus, the Model U.N. actually
predates the inception of the lAA.
According to Clem, the first Model U.N.
held on campus was in 1973, and the lAA
was not established until two years
later. There are nine similar high school
programs in Pennsylvania, as well as a
few for college participants.
Although the Capitol Campus pro
gram is listed in a national directory of
model U.N.'s, the larger ones listed in
the book make it pale by comparison.
For example, a conference in New York
hosts over 1,750 delegates from all over
the United States.
Perhaps this comparison may make
the Capitol convention seem insignifi
cant, but to Clem, ours is much more
rewarding. "A more moderate-sized
gathering is better, chiefly because each
delegate receives a better chance to
participate, and doesn't get z'lost in the
crowd,' as he would at a larger nation
wide conference."
Both Clem Gilpin and Sal Sebastiani,
president of lAA, expressed their
thanks to the many Capitol students who
have so generously helped their efforts.
"The lAA is very appreciative to• all
students who have been willing to give
their room and floor space to help make
this conference the huge success it's
been so far," Sebastiani said.
Disputes
block the spread of communism. Rather
than citing an East-West conflict, Father
Reymann expressed the opinion that the
basic problems of that country are those
of North and South (the industrial
powers vs. the third world). He believes
that there is no military solution and
that the U.S. should withdraw immedi
ately. He acknowledged that there is
some minor communist involvement in
the Salvadorian struggle, but there are
probably more communists in Philadel
phia than in El Salvador.
Having witnessed the hardships and
sufferings of the peasants, Father Rey
mann believes that he, like other priests,
must be spokesmen for the poor. Al
though he has been in the state for the
past year and a half, he has every
intention of resuming his post in Central
America, even though there is a great
risk of physical harm.
Father Reymann's visit to Capitol
Campus was sponsored by the Catholic/
Social Club, Chi-Rho, and the Interna
tional Affairs Association.
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