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The Shingle Roof Fire Hazard.
Have you ever noticed how fast
a shingle roof will burn? Have
you ever noticed hojv the burn
ing shingles will curl up, break
off and, if the wind is a little high,
how they will sail over to another
roof as if directed by some invis
ible hand, and set fire to it, too?
The great catastrophes at Sa
lem, Chelsea, and the more recent
one at Paris were due to the ease
with which the fire could go from
shingle roof to shingle roof. The
damage in each case was meas
ured by the millons of dollars.
These are not the only ones; there
are hundreds of smaller ones
each year and they can all be
prevented.
How?
Simply by the use of the more
fire resisting, longer lived and
more artistic roofing materials,
such as slate and tile.
Kerbow, H. R.
Caring for Fire Extinguishers.
Fire hazard is not a vague term
to people at the A. and M. Col
lege of Texas. During the past
eight years there have been three
fires of note: the old Main Build
ing, Mess Hall,and one residence.
, In all of these fires, there was
great property loss, but luckily
enough no lives were sacrificed
in any of them.
The old Main Building and
Mess Hall were buildings con
structed in about the same way
as Goodwin, Ross, Austin, and
Gathright Halls, and none of
these structures ar§^at all safe
against fire. A blaz^nce start
ed in one of these buildings would
not be controllable, if it was al
lowed to get any headway at all.
The old Main Building was one
solid mass of fire in thirty min
utes after it caught.
There have been placed in the
dormitories a number of fire ex
tinguishers that will give exceh
lent service toward stopping a
small fire that might not be con
trolled at all without their aid v
It has been a practice of some
cadets to empty these extinguish
ers simply for the amusement it
afforded them. By so doing they
have imperiled the lives of others.
Every man here has the right of
protection against fire, and the
State has provided protection by
placing these extinguishers in
the dormitories, and they should
be regarded as sacred to the wel
fare of ithe inmates of the bar
racks. It should be the duty of
every man to protect and look af
ter these extinguishers and see
that they are never left empty.
Milner, D. B.
The Chapel.
The College Chapel is the most
dangerous hazard on the Campus.
There is always the possibility
of fire starting in the picture
booth, though the operators may
be ever so careful. In the winter
the stoves are a menace.
The stairways from the balco
ny are narrow and have winders
in them. It is impossible t« use
them rapidly. In case of fire
DON’T CROWD
and remember the heroes on
board the Titanic—
LADIES FIRST!