Graduate Cops State A.V.C. Chairmanship in Tight Race

Andrew E. Rice '43 2G yesterday won the Massachusetts chairmanship of the American Veterans Committee in the closing sessions of the AVC's weekend state convention in Springfield.

Great-grandson of former University President Charles W. Eliot and a native of Boston, 25-year-old Rice resides in Madison, Wisconsin. He edged out a 1029-989 victory over Alex Karetsky of Boston for the top job in the 43-chapter Bay State organization after last-minute nomination by Lawrence Jarfa 2D.

Previously, outgoing chairman Edwin H. B. Pratt '36 had refused renomination and a movement to "draft" Endicott "Chub" Peabody 2L had subsided.

Getting a "climate of opinion favorable to progressive candidates in the coming crucial elections" will rank a chief emphasis during his tenure according to a statement from Rice last night. In order to devote full time to his duties Rice said he would resign a post he now holds on the Graduate Advisory Council as well as the executive secretaryship of the University AVC chapter.

A veteran of three-year Army service, Rice held the vice-presidency of American Unitarian Youth in 1942-43.

George Dysart 2L gained a seat on the state AVC council while Stanley G. Karson '48 failed in his bid.