Show Attend UN Meet I Dr and Mrs Gordon Howard and Mrs l Frank B B. B Muir at attended attended attended at- at tended an informal reception and dinner Thursday evening April 22 in m the Panorama Room Union building University University University sity of Utah THE HONORED guest was the Honorable Edwin O bu permanent Nigerian representative tive to the United Nations Ambassador spoke briefly at the dinner meeting and later in the evening gave the keynote address at the seventeenth annual High School Model lodel United Nations Assembly THE DINNER group attended the opening session of t the h e Model United Nations held in the Special Events Center on the campus 0 The theme for the Model UN U.N. this year was Progress and Harmony for Mankind r I THERE were approximately approximate approximate- ly 1600 students from 76 Utah high schools at the assembly They represented the United Nations membership The most outstanding event at the opening session was the presentation of flags of all UN U.N. Nations Students dressed in the appropriate costumes costumes costumes cos cos- to represent respective nations placed the flags in a large semi-circle semi where they remained throughout the two two- day U UN U.N. N convention FREE HOUSING for UN U.N. delegates was provided by many citizens of the Salt Lake area who also provided food and for the delegates delegates dele dele- gates The Utah Model Assembly is believed to be the largest such gathering and has the longest history of being organized organized organized organ organ- than any other Model UN U.N. in the United States THE University of Utah and the Utah Association of the United Nations have worked together with high school personnel personnel personnel per per- to make this project a success for the past 17 years The assembly was coordinated coordinated coordinated with activities of In International International International In- In week More than political science and foreign foreign foreign for for- eign students from state colleges colleges colleges col col- col- col leges formed task forces to develop resolutions reflecting the various nations position in the UN U.N. AMBASSADOR spoke at many small gatherings prior to his formal ormal address at the opening session He has degrees degrees degrees de de- de- de grees from Bethune Cookman college in Florida and Stanford Stanford Stanford Stan Stan- ford University in California The Ambassador has held helda a number of other foreign service positions within the government He spoke of the war of 1967 when the eastern region o of his country known as as' as Biafra se se- ceded He said an estimated two million people were killed killed killed kill kill- ed in this war He stated that Nigeria and other developing developing developing de de- de- de countries have faith in the United Nations IN HIS keynote address Ambassador Ambassador Ambassador Am Am- said The United United United Uni Uni- ted Nations should not be judged on its political successes success success- es alone It also has value in social health education and economic fields He also stated the UN U.N. was the best hope for humanity The Song of Peace composed composed composed com com- posed by Lloyd Stone and Dale Wood two Utah students was sung by an A Cappella choir from Olympus high school This was followed by bythe bythe the tte entire assembly joining in to sing all three verses The singing was accompanied by the Olympus High School Brass Band |