For those with political aspirations, the Inter‑Nation Simulation of February 15 can be a rewarding experience. The Simulation will be held at Maine West for those interested in international relations to discover potential leadership qualities.

The Inter‑Nation Simulation is a program sponsored nationally by the Science Research Associates. The program is a simplified representation of a system of nations and international organizations, giving the participants the experience of making decisions in a miniature prototype of the complicated international world.

The simulation which will be held in upper C‑wing from 8 am, through 5 p.m. is being organized by the Social Science Society. The group's co‑sponsors this year are Mrs. Mary Hartmann and Mr. Harvey Kelber.

The participating students will divide into groups which represent real or imaginary nations. Participants will receive a sheet containing the characteristics of their nations at the start of the day. Thereafter, time will be divided into one and one‑half hour periods, each representing one year.

Nations will make out budgets for each period, negotiate treaties, and make war subject to international rules. Two international organizations, United Press International and United Nations, will also have counterparts.

Each aspect of a nation's strength ‑ population, domestic satisfaction, basic resources, and 11 others ‑ is reduced to points. When the Simulation is completed, the validators, those who determine point averages of each nation, send the results to New York where Science Research Associates analyzes them.

The rules and operations of this political game are complex and thus require briefing sessions for participants. These briefing sessions will be held throughout next week.

Two Inter‑Nation Simulations were conducted last year at Maine West, one composed of Maine West students only and the other with Maine South and Maine East students. These proved quite successful in that they were both enjoyable and profitable for the students.

"I heartily recommend that many amateur politicians come out for the project," Mr. Kelber admonished. "It will prove to be a worthwhile experience for all who are involved."