[Ravensfort] Old Main/Stephen F Austin Building Fires

[HerrDetlef]

Oh. I was about to say

SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!

But that's the answer to "Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?"

On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 9:13 PM, Sher M <runa.herd at earthlink.net> wrote:

>  Who was there sitting on the grassy slopes watching the streakers?
> I was!  Some of them were pretty dang funny.
>
> Runa
> Sher Montgomery & The Thundering Herd
> http://runa-herd.livejournal.com
> www.bedlambazaar.com
> http://thethunderingherd.net
> http://bedlambazaar.blogspot.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* HerrDetlef <herrdetlef at gmail.com>
> *To:* Sher M <runa.herd at earthlink.net> ; Hoffpauir, David<ENV_DRH at shsu.edu>;
> ravensfort at lists.ansteorra.org
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 07, 2009 7:48 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Ravensfort] Old Main/Stephen F Austin Building Fires
>
> Austin College moved from Huntsville to--I believe--Sherman, TX. Either
> Sherman or Denison, but I think Sherman.
>
> The Old Main building at Texas St U in San Marcos still stands. It was
> weird to see Old Main that tall LOL
>
> On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 7:44 PM, Sher M <runa.herd at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>>  DSD,
>>
>> I'd love to have a copy.  That night was brutal.  Thankfully everyone was
>> at a Fire Department function so response time for volunteers was most
>> excellent.  I remember waiting my turn to go change out of a long dress
>> while we were serving coffee and stuff.  Merchants were opening their stores
>> to get needed supplies for the fireman.
>>
>> The fire lit up the entire area.  It was almost like it was daytime.  The
>> Stephen F Austin Building has a twin I believe at the Stephen F Austin
>> College?  Don't remember the exact location.
>>
>> Runa
>> Sher Montgomery & The Thundering Herd
>> http://runa-herd.livejournal.com
>> www.bedlambazaar.com
>> http://thethunderingherd.net
>> http://bedlambazaar.blogspot.com
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> *From:* Hoffpauir, David <ENV_DRH at SHSU.EDU>
>> *To:* 'Sher M' <runa.herd at earthlink.net> ; ravensfort at lists.ansteorra.org
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 07, 2009 5:49 PM
>> *Subject:* RE: [Ravensfort] Old Main/Stephen F Austin Building Fires
>>
>>  Hey Runa,
>>
>>
>>
>> I did a historical piece on Old Main a couple of years ago for Sam’s 125
>> th year celebration.  We reconstructed a 3d model in AutoCad and 3d
>> Studio Max from blueprints, photos, and a few oral accounts.  Don Charles
>> has a copy of the DVD and I still have a few.  If you like, I will pass one
>> on.
>>
>>
>>
>> One of the oral  accounts passed on the story of having seen the blaze in
>> Madisonville.  It seems that the hill where Old Main is located is the
>> highest point between the Gulf of Mexico and just southwest of Dallas.
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> dsd
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* ravensfort-bounces+env_drh=shsu.edu at lists.ansteorra.org [mailto:
>> ravensfort-bounces+env_drh <ravensfort-bounces%2Benv_drh>=shsu.edu@
>> lists.ansteorra.org] *On Behalf Of *Sher M
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 07, 2009 12:10 PM
>> *To:* ravensfort at lists.ansteorra.org
>> *Subject:* [Ravensfort] Old Main/Stephen F Austin Building Fires
>>
>>
>>
>> Brain Farts due to old age and thinking I'm chained to a sewing machine.
>>
>> When Old Main burned it also caught/damaged the Stephen F Austin
>> Building.
>>
>> I forget how many fire departments were there.  The wives of the volunteer
>>
>> firemen fetched dry socks/gloves etc forever (at least it seemed like
>> it).  The
>>
>> water was freezing on their wet gloves and clothes.
>>
>>
>>
>> Runa who was there but has brain hiccups from time to time
>>
>> Sher Montgomery & The Thundering Herd
>> http://runa-herd.livejournal.com
>> www.bedlambazaar.com
>> http://thethunderingherd.net
>> http://bedlambazaar.blogspot.com
>>
>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>
>> *From:* HerrDetlef <herrdetlef at gmail.com>
>>
>> *To:* ravensfort at lists.ansteorra.org
>>
>> *Sent:* Monday, July 06, 2009 11:26 PM
>>
>> *Subject:* [Ravensfort] STUPID question!
>>
>>
>>
>> Everybody knows I'm full of 'em...
>>
>>
>>
>> This IS Raven's Fort's 20th Anniversary coming up, right? If I'm not
>> mistaken, Baron and Baroness Raven's Fort were invested on 23 September,
>> A.S. XXIV (1989).
>>
>>
>>
>> In a strange coincidence, the cornerstone of the Old Main building at what
>> was then the Sam Houston Normal Institute was laid on 23 September 1889 :-)
>>
>>
>>
>> I'll be seeing some of you this weekend. Be careful on the roads out
>> there!
>>
>>
>>
>> P&B,
>>
>> DT+LF
>>
>> Detlef von Marburg
>>
>>
>> --
>> He has told you, O mortal, what is good;
>> and what does the LORD require of you
>> but to do justice, and to love kindness,
>> and to walk humbly with your God?
>> --Micah 6:8
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>
>
> --
> He has told you, O mortal, what is good;
> and what does the LORD require of you
> but to do justice, and to love kindness,
> and to walk humbly with your God?
> --Micah 6:8
>
>


-- 
He has told you, O mortal, what is good;
and what does the LORD require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,
and to walk humbly with your God?
--Micah 6:8
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