Traditionally, the freshman class builds the bonfire and then runs around it a set number of times in concordance with their class year; the class of 2009 performed 109 circuits, the class of 1999 performed 99, etc.
A few years ago, the school began to hire professionals to construct the thing.
Crazy people dress up like it's 99 degrees outside when, in fact, it's a balmy high 40s.
Then they set it on fire.
It goes up in flames rather quickly and the freshmen take off....
Fun fact: In 1904, the Earl of Dartmouth visited the campus on Dartmouth Night with New Hampshire politician and author Winston Churchill and marched around the Green with the students.
5 comments:
that's a biiiiiiiiiig fire!
bet they started professionally building it after the aggie bonfire tragedy.
glad this one seems festive and happy!
i was just thinking that katherine-that happened when i was in school and i had a bunch of friends that were at a&m-so sad.
did you pack marshmallows?
awesome devon, just awesome.
Sounds dangerous...
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