The Corral, Volume 1, Number 6, March, 1908 Page: 9
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THE CORRAL, ABILENE, TEXAS
BIG FIRE AT ANNA HALL
An incident occurred the other day which will not be forgotten
by those present at the time. The morning had passed without
incident until the fourth period, when Anna Hall was seen to
be enveloped in a cloud of smoke,
A scene of confusion followed. Dr. Cooper alone saved the
dignity of the institution. His room was in a tumult. The girls
were wild with excitement.
All turned with blanched faces and eyes filled with tears, to
Dr. Cooper who looked up with a pleasant smile and remarked
that Anna Hall was burning. Professor Mullins was hearing a
mathematics class give their excuses for not having a better
lesson.
Mr. Bunting rushed in and said "Anna Hall is on fire!"
"Oh, and it was right over Miss Provence's room!" and with-
out even excusing himself from his class, Mr. Mullins rushed
from the building without even putting on his hat! Scorning to
use the steps on so important an occasion, he "took" the fence
like a boy. On reaching the smoking ruins he paused only long
enough to take a last look at the world. With drawn lips and
features set with determination, he dashed up the dangerous
stairway, never pausing until he had reached Miss Provence's
room. With total disregard for life, he rushed in and put out a
small piece of wallpaper.
Even Professor Garner had a slight tremor in his voice as he
asked, "Doesn't Anna Hall appear to be somewhat in flames?"
Mr. Nichols, who seemed to think that if the Hall was to be
saved he must do it, got in such an undignified hurry that he
went down the stairs head first; someone said, "Where are you
going, Nichols?" "I am going to the fire!" "Well, why don't
you get up and go right?"
Mr. Conner ran over a young lady. He had joined in the race
and because of his ability to take longer steps than anyone else,
the meeting took place sooner than he had intended.
Miss Ora Brumley thought that the world had come to an
end, and with the multitude, the weeping and wailing, the smoke
and smell of brimstone, we are not surprised.
Miss MeLemore, on discovering the fire, went to Miss Pro-
vince and attectonately putting her arms around her neck, said,
"Look at Anna Hall directly."
Miss Province, it is strange to say, seems to utterly lack a dis-
tinguishing attitude of her sex-curiosity. At any rate, she did
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Simmons College. The Corral, Volume 1, Number 6, March, 1908, periodical, March 1908; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth109339/m1/11/: accessed May 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.