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From: ccc@bu-cs.UUCP (Cameron Carson)
Newsgroups: net.sport.football,net.sport.hoops
Subject: All about George
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Date: Fri, 28-Feb-86 15:19:44 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb 28 15:19:44 1986
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Like most of you, I spent the fall and winter reading George's
football and basketball ratings, but I was unaware of the 
depth of the tradition involved.  Imagine my surprise when I
came across the following in the Feb./Mar. 1986 issue of
"Campus Voice -- the National College Magazine":

"At Georgia Institute of Technology a mythical student is the
Big Man On Campus.

About 60 years ago, two students "enrolled" George P. Burdell,
and his name has appeared on class rosters ever since.  Students
not only answer for him during roll calls but also take exams in
his name.

In the early '70s, when the university converted to computer
registration, administrators thought the nonexistent  Burdell
would finally "drop out."  Instead, his name appeared on every
class roll in the university.

In addition to earning an undergraduate degree in industrial
engineering, George P. Burdell has acquired a draft card (and,
alas, a draft notice), insurance policies, and credit cards."


-- 
Cameron C. Carson
Distributed Systems Group
Boston University ACC

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