"There are so many good things to support, but you can't support all of them," Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68 said.

Many speakers at the meeting said they objected to the Trust funding individuals, saying they prefer to have the funds affect as many undergraduates as possible.

"We shouldn't be funding research," Avery said.

Smaller details surrounding the grants process were also discussed, such as if the Trust should establish fixed amounts for grants and if they should commit to funding a group for several years.

Avery included in a packet to committee members various grant applications from other groups on campus, including the Harvard College Student Activities Fund, the Office for the Arts, the Undergraduate Council, RUS, the Institute of Politics and the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations.

The Foundation offers a model for the structuring of future Trust committees, and S. Alan Counter, director of the Foundation, will serve as a member of the Trust committee.

"Students should be autonomous in deciding on grants," Counter said.

While the Trust committee addressed an ambitious agenda at yesterday's meeting, few definite decisions were made or conclusions reached.