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I
n the summer, I was the only brother staying
in chapter house. It was the summer of the
forestry summer school/camp, and there were
several teachers renting rooms for the summer
term.
One night, I was awakened by someone
yelling, "FIRE!" My initial reaction was
to assume a false alarm; but as the yelling
continued, I thought I should go investigate. As
I opened my room door, the hallway was filled
with smoke. I opened each door along the
hallway to check if anyone was there.
On the third floor, the smoke level was
about three feet high. I found one of the
teachers asleep and unresponsive; I grabbed
him by the shirt collar and dragged him down
the stairwell. As he was bouncing down the
stairs he began to gasp for air. By the time we
got to the bottom, he was breathing pretty well,
and help was arriving. I was able to go back
up to my room and get an armload of books,
clothes, and other stuff. At that point, the heat
was prohibitive, and I just watched the firemen
do their work.
The next semester, Gamma rented the Nittany
dorms for housing.
Fraternally,
Jim Kessler '66 (Γ905)
Jim Kessler '66
(Γ905) Recalls
the Chapter
House Fire
