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Home My WebLink About1966_Bonfire_Bonanza_Booklet_Page_04_jpgJ ITakes a Heap O' Work --- and a Little Gold-brickin', Too, out realizing the unbelievable work that has gone into it. Few spectators appreciate the five days of cutting, loading, stacking and guarding that pre- cede the blaze. But to the Aggies who have endured cold meals, blisters, push- up sessions, 16-hour or longer days, 1 a.m. guard details and the like —the pre -fire work is pain- fully but proudly alive. The Bonfire of today has come a long way since the first one, a 12-foot trashpile built in 1909. Unlike other college bonfires, it has grown from its original proportions to heights usually averaging 80 feet. So, too, have the headaches and preparations necessary to build it. But the end result has always remained the same -a huge com- pilation of logs that eternally re- mains a source of pride for all those who have ever worked on one.