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Drownproofing was developed by swimming coach Fred Lanoue, known to students as Crankshaft because of his limping gait. It was first taught in 1940. [1] His method was so successful that it gained national recognition, and Georgia Tech soon made it a requirement for graduation, until 1988. [2]
Sports teams of Georgia Tech are also called the Ramblin' Wreck. The fight song for Georgia Tech "I'm a Rambling Wreck" begins with the lyrics, "I'm a Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech and a hell of an engineer." [17] The song is sung at sporting events, [18] official school functions, and always at the end of every graduation ceremony.
I took the Drown Proofing course at Ga. Tech in the fall quarter of 1966. You had to pass the course to graduate, and you had to make the underwater swim to pass the course. During the lecture at the start of the course we were told that the Viet Cong were throwing prisoners into rivers with their hands and feet tied.
Georgia Tech had withdrawn from the Southeastern Conference in January 1964 and had operated as an Independent until 1975 when Georgia Tech joined the Metro Conference. Georgia Tech was admitted to the ACC on April 3, 1978. The ACC has expanded from 8 to 12 members since that time. [191] [192] The institute celebrated its centennial in 1985.
The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering is the oldest and second largest department in the College of Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. [3] The school offers degree programs in mechanical engineering and nuclear and radiological engineering that are accredited by ABET . [ 4 ]
The College of Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology provides formal education and research in more than 10 fields of engineering, including aerospace, chemical, civil engineering, electrical engineering, industrial, mechanical, materials engineering, biomedical, and biomolecular engineering, plus polymer, textile, and fiber engineering.
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I'm a Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech, and a hell of an engineer— A helluva, helluva, helluva, helluva, hell of an engineer. Like all the jolly good fellows, I drink my whiskey clear. I'm a Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech and a hell of an engineer. Oh! If I had a daughter, sir, I'd dress her in White and Gold,