▁event . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁the ▁school ▁provided ▁axes , ▁saw s , ▁and ▁tr uck s ▁for ▁the ▁students ▁and ▁pointed ▁them ▁toward ▁a ▁gro ve ▁of ▁dead ▁trees ▁on ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁town . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁the ▁school ▁paper ▁described ▁Bon fire ▁as ▁" the ▁greatest ▁event ▁of ▁the ▁football ▁season ". ▁The ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁Corps ▁hand book ▁stated ▁that ▁" bon fire ▁symbol izes ▁two ▁things : ▁a ▁burning ▁desire ▁to ▁beat ▁the ▁team ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas , ▁and ▁the ▁und ying ▁fl ame ▁of ▁love ▁that ▁every ▁loyal ▁A gg ie ▁car ries ▁in ▁his ▁heart ▁for ▁the ▁school "; ▁this ▁was ▁often ▁short ened ▁to ▁" the ▁burning ▁desire ▁to ▁beat ▁the ▁hell ▁out ▁of ▁t . u ." ▁The ▁Bon fire ▁design ▁changed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁Universal ▁Studios , ▁film ing ▁the ▁movie ▁We ' ve ▁Never ▁Be en ▁L icked ▁on ▁the ▁Texas ▁A & M ▁Camp us , ▁built ▁a ▁bon fire ▁as ▁a ▁prop ▁for ▁the ▁movie . ▁Their ▁structure ▁used ▁a ▁design ▁similar ▁to ▁a ▁te e pe e , ▁where ▁all ▁the ▁logs ▁rest ed ▁against ▁each ▁other ▁in ▁a ▁con ical ▁shape . ▁The ▁logs ▁were ▁placed ▁at ▁an ▁angle ▁between ▁ 2 3 ▁and ▁ 3 0   de gre es , ▁giving ▁it ▁" a ▁trem end ous ▁vertical ▁and ▁horizontal ▁resistance ". ▁This ▁allowed ▁Bon