Republican Club Picks A President

In an emergency session last night, the executive board of the Harvard Republican Club approved the succession of Patrice M. Kenney '79 to the presidency by a vote of 11-1, making her the Club's first female president.

The Club's former president, Robert L. Wiley '78, resigned on Saturday following a dispute over the selection of delegates to an upcoming convention of college Republican Clubs.

"I wish her the best of luck," Wiley said yesterday, declining to elaborate on his reasons for resigning.

Theodore S. Christopher '79, the Club's treasurer, was the only board member to vote against Kenney's appointment, proposing instead that Wiley be reinstated.