 A fierce rivalry developed in the 1930s with John Tarleton Agricultural College since both schools held junior college status in the Texas A&M system.Similar to the Aggie Bonfire tradition at the College Station campus, the host of the yearly football game between these teams built a bonfire.In 1939, two NTAC students flew a Taylorcraft Aircraft to the JTAC campus and dropped a phosphorus bomb on the bonfire to light it prematurely.