Delegates Learn Politics ''Hands On I I T he Arkansas Student Congress of Human Relations was headquartered at the Excelsior Hotel with the General Assembly meeting at the Old State House. This event was sponsored by the Arkansas Speech Communications Association, and Mrs. Dortha Shirley sponsored the delegation from the Academy. The Student Congress was founded in 1969 to give both high school and college students a chance to sharpen their political and debating skills. The House was composed of high school representatives while college students made up the Senate. The delegates were divided into two parties with three in the Whig Party and three members in the Democratic/Republican Party. The two delegations each submitted a bill. John Treat and John Paul Capps co-authored a bill dealing with the electoral college which passed committee unanimously. Stan King and Anna Conley also coauthored a bill which proposed putting a ban on smoking in public places. The Academy was well represented, and the delegates attained several honors. Anna Conley received an excellent in committee and ran for House Clerk. Julie Grunwald served as a committee secretary and was, along with John Treat and Stan King, appointed to the Rules and Regulations Committee. John Treat received a superior in committee and parliamentary procedure and also received an excellent in floor debate. Treat was also assigned to give two majority reports. Laura Beth Henderson gave a minority report. Stan King received an excellent in committee and caucus, and both Treat and King were members of their party's platform committee. King also served as the Democratic/Republican Party Whip and Treat served as the Whig Party Whip. Under the sponsorship of Coach Dennis Rine and Miss Ruth Browning, Academy students competed for the second time in the University of Central Arkansas' Model United Nations. U<;:Xs twenty-first annual Model U.N. was held December fifth and sixth with students participating from high schools all over the state, and colleges from the entire Mid-South. The purpose of Model U.N. is to give students hands-on experience in international relations through representing member nations of the United Nations. This year the Academy sent two delega· tions representing Albania and Romania. Returning delegates were Joanna Walker, Marco Canales, and John Treat, all of whom represented Romania. New delegates were Jeffery Meacham, Adam Johnson, and Julie Grunwald who rounded out the Romanian delegation, and Anna Conley, Stan King, Dan Hite, Charles Jones, and Tara Buss who represented Albania. Conley and Treat served as head delegates, and Treat also served as a member of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). In spite of the fact that only three of the eleven were returning delegates, all competed well and strong participation by juniors guarantees strength next year. Both delegations role played well, despite the urge to think like an American. Senior Charles Jones commented, "You find yourself thinking NO! You (NATO) are lying, we're right!'<€> Student Congress. Front row: Shirley - sponsor, Henderson, Walker, Buss. Back row: Grunwald, Capps, Conley, King. Caviar anyone? Jeff Meacham served as the delegate on the Special Political Committee from Romania, an experience which he called the highlight of his first Model U.N. -photo by John Treat . AMUN. Front row: Buss, Walker, Conley, and Grunwald. Back row: King, Jones, Meacham, Hite, Conales, Treat, and Johnson. - photo by Ruth Browning. Organizations 311
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