Evening star., 1947-11-02
Veterans S Wife Wins
Homecoming Crown
OF 6. W. u. al Armory

Mrs. Lynn Post, 20-year- -old bru-
nette wife of student veteran,
was crowned 1947 homecoming
queen of George Washington Uni
versity at the students annual
dance in the District National
Guard Armory last night. Her hus-
band also goes to G. w. U.
Another feature of the uni
versity's Homecoming weekend was
the annual general alumni associa-
tion luncheon at which Edward C.
Acheson, recently returned from a
presidential mission to Europe,
pictured Europe's food crisis.
Mrs. Post, a major in social
sciences, who lives at 5000 Con-
necticut avenue NV, was entered
in the contest as an independent
by veterans attending the school.
Other Finalists Named.
Other finalists among the 16 CO.
eds nominated by campus organiza-
tions were Janet Glisson, 20, of 809
Hillwood avenue, Falls Church, Va,
and Louise Whiting, 18, of 5801 Po-
tomac avenue NV.
The selections were made entirely
from photographs by John Powers.
Harry Conover, Earl Carroll and
Robert E. Viano, associate editor of
Pic Magazine.
At the luncheon in the Mayfiower
Hotel, Mr.. Acheson told the alumni
that Europe is in critical condi-
ton because of the greatest series
of agricultural disasters the con-
tinent has suffered since the Ma
poleonic Wars, and the United
States must help out.
Mr.. Acheson, professor of finance
at the university and former Gov
ernment economist, asserted that
the next few years will be critical
The United States, he said, must
look upon Europe's rehabilitation
as an investment which will pay
great dividends.
No Alternative, He Says.
I'VE in America are not guardians
of civilization except in the some
what limited and literal sense that
a man who has tiger by the tail
is actually looking after the beast.
Only now,, slowly and very late, are
we waking up to the fact that we
have no alternative" he said.
Mr.. Acheson said Russia was in a
beautiful position" and people in
this country are making it better
by preaching fear of Russia. That
country is Is years behind us now
and will be further behind 25 years
from now unless a slump hits the
United States, he said. Russia is
waiting for that depression to strike
the United States and that is her
foreign policy, he added.
At the luncheon, six professors
who have completed Is years service
at the university were honored. They
were Benjamin c. Cruickshanks, me-
chanical engineering professor; Alan
T. Deibert, Romance languages pro-
fesSor and advisor to foreign STU
dents; Warren Reed West. dean of
the division of special students; DR..
Roger w. Choisser, pathology pro-
IcSSOl, Ii. ElcSGOll "A. N1CLcIlQOIl,
pediatrics professor, and DR.. John
Minor. associate professor of medi-
cine.
1893 Graduate Present.
Among the alumni attending were
Henry Rogers Pyne, 6351 Utah ave-
nue. NV, who was graduated from
the university in 1893 and played
end on the schools first football
team. He served in the New York
City school system until his retire
ment and return to the District 10
years ago. Also present was Addison
T. Smith, 1925 Columbia road NV,
who was graduated in 1895. A for
ner member of Congress from Idaho,
he retired from the Veterans Ad-
ministration after many years.
DR.. Alexander Wetmore, president
of the alumni association and Secre-
tary Of the Smithsonian Institution,
presided.