Had to share: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/06/sports/football/fire-didnt-stop-a-game-and-50-years-later-the-proof-still-fascinates.html?ref=sports&_r=1&smid%3D=tw-nytsports

“On the other hand, if you’re not fighting the fire, what else are you going to do? You may as well watch a football game.”

Nice pic, thanks. I hadn't see that before, though I've been on that campus before. Indeed, Deerfield and Mount Hermon were arch rivals, so that makes sense. I note from the article that Northfield Mount Hermon no longer plays football.


Or, maybe we just didn't appreciate at the time the extent to which smoke exposure can cause long term problems, particularly since in those days many buildings included a fair amount of asbestos in many forms, such as roofing, floor tile, and pipe insulation.