University Group Dominates Smith U.N. Conference

Strong backing by the Harvard delegation proved a decisive factor in the passage of an amendment to the United States trusteeship proposals at a model U. N. conference at Smith College Saturday.

Representatives of 14 colleges attending the two-day meeting as guests of Smith and Amherst heard Ralph J. Bunche, chief of the Trusteeship division of the United Nations and an observer at the conference, call a "give and take" necessary for the success of the U.N. He praised the "excellent presentation" of the model conference.

Russia and Britain, portrayed by Vassar and Amherst, shook the meeting when both nations exercised their rights of veto on phases of the touchy trusteeship problem. Both later withdrew their actions after lengthy discussion. Taking steps to place the conference on an annual basis, the meeting appointed a continuation committee.