Georgia Institute of Technology - Blueprint Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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formal question and answer session, he read and responded to written questions from the audience of students and faculty. November brought three important lec- tures to the campus. As part of the Na- tional Lecture Series, Dr. Hans Mark, NASA's Deputy Administrator, address- ed UThe Next Twenty Years in Space. The Intersect Committee provided alum- ni. faculty, and students with an outstan- ding program at Homecoming featuring Dr. Edith Martin. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Develop- ment, and Dr. William Devries, chief of the team that installed the first permanent ar- tificial heart. Celebrities from the entertainment world were also welcomed to the cam- pus. In a special reunion concert, Simon thritled an enthusiastic and Garfunkel crowd of Atlantans at Grant Field. Homecoming festivities included a con- cert by Firefall inthe Student Center Ballroom. Also, Tech baseball fans were entertained, harrassed, and amused by the San Diego Chicken. The productive year was only a beginn- ing for the continued efforts to maintain Tech's great reputation, as we strive to stay on top. TOP, LEFT TO RIGHT: The Tech tower stands as a symbol of traditional excellence. Bill Curry looks determined to reach a goal of competitiveness. BOTTOM, LEFT TO RIGHT: Former President Jim- my Carter gives a response in a question and answer session in the D. M. Smith auditorium. Simon and Garfunkel in a reunion concert at Grant Field, The San Diego Chicken finds a new friend at Rose Bowl field. Leading Edge l 13

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Planning and Building Efforts Continue on Campus All year long students trampled through mud, avoided wet cement, and put up with the noises that go along with construction. in an effort to modernize and beautify the campus, Tech continued to plunge forward making incredible messes, but leaving behind much needed facilities and a prettier campus. This year's confusion and construction gave the students a parking deck, a new Residence Hall, a new classroom building and a beautified hill. In an effort to do something to alleviate the lack of parking spaces, workers con- structed Peters' Parking Deck. Amidst the protests and cheers of the students, the tennis courts and trees were demolished and replaced with a two level parking deck with tennis courts and rac- quetball courts on top. A void felt by all students is the lack of on-campus housing. Tech filled this gap with the completion of a new residence hall on West Campus, Woodruff Hall. Woodruff is not the average Tech Hall. It has elevators, living suites, and a cafeteria and has provided a home for 520 students. The new IEHM complex was erected out of a need for more space, giving the two schools much needed flexibility and facilities. It also provided classrooms for other schools on campus that found themselves short of room. Georgia Techts Hill received a com- plete face lift as part of the beautification efforts. With widened sidewalks. newly planted trees, repaved roads and several implanted benches, the Hill has achieved a new found beauty of which all Tech students and alums can be proud. As the student population has expand- ed, the need for housing and educational facilities has also increased. While the construction continued, the campus beautification drive also moved on. Future plans include a mini shopping mall adjacent to the bookstore and increased academic facilities. In a combination of efforts toward both beauty and practicali- ty, Tech slowly but steadily moves toward completion. TOP, LEFT TO RIGHT: A worker prepares to use yet another brick. Open mahole manholes wait for un- suspecting students. Men work on Peters' Parking Deck. BOTTOM, LEFT TO RIGHT: A model of future Tech. The finished product. Leading Edge l 15