Prince Albert Composite High School - Yearbook (Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Canada)

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c countries support t e refugee’s plea. The U N S etary-general, DR. W C. Lockhart, principle of United Collage, ruled the refugee’s plea out of order. He said it was not on Friday’s agenda and that it would come up for discussion Monday. Saturaday saw another country storm the Assembly. There were also walk outs on certian countries. Still other countries picked up their chairs, turned them around and sat with their backs facing the front while the country they disagreed with had its say. This mock Unitedi Nations was established for the purpose of acquainting students with the works and aims of the real United Nations. It a l so enables students to examine one nation specifically and increase their knowledge about other nations in general. Students participating at this seventh Rotary sponsored Model United Nations Assembly came from high schools in Minnesota and North Dakota in the United States, and Western Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan in Canada. Each of the 103 U N member countries were represented by two students. There was never a boring moment, the Assembly ipened at nine o’clock and closed at four thirty each day. )n Friday MUNA students attended a dinner at the United ollege. After supper films were shown, one in particular lertained to the United Nations in New York. After this he college was toured, and then a dance followed.

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TRIP TO WINNIPEG This year once again saw a group of Canadian and American students enter Winnipeg to participate in the annual KUNA at which current world topics are discussed. This year’s Model United Nations Assembly, the seventh one held, took place at Grant Park High School in Winnipeg on April 19 and 20, 1963. It was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Winnipeg with the co-operation of the Canadian Institute of International Affairs and the United Nations Association of Canadai The students took part in four topics that were diseussed, each of theso topics are related to the ptace and welfare of the world. Delegates made resolutions which were either passed or rejected; either in their entirety or partly. Friday sew the debating on ,r The United Nations High Commissoner For Refugees+ and ’’The United Nations Conference on Trade and Developement Tt . The other two resolutions dealt with on Saturaday were T, The Question of General and Complete Disarmament” and The Policies of Apartherd of the Government of the Repubic of South Africa . One of Friday’s special highlights at the Assembly was when Spanish refugees stormed the United Nations Gener a l Assembly meeting and asked that a U N emergency force be sent immediately to Spain to rid the country of General Francisco Franco’s dictatorship. The Cuban delegate to the world organization immediately took the floor and asked that U N member

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Satur day saw the closing cermonies of a lasting memorable event. An international banauet was held at the Royal Alexandra Hotel. The dance that followed at this formal ceremony closed the M U N A for 1963 On Sunday most of the students took their departure in the morning. The delegates, who had to wait and catch the train or other means of transportation home in the evening, toured the city in the afternoon I feel that this M U N A creates a keener interest in international affairs. To students participating in this Model United Nations Assembly, the United Natigns has gained a greater meaning so that occurances pertaining to the United Nations will be develved into more deeply. In my opinion, the Rotary Club deserves great credit for sponsoring this means of enlarging students’ desires to peruse international tensions and to strive with an awakened eagerness for the betterment and peace mankind.