 The following is a production of New Mexico State University. The A has not always overlooked the campus of New Mexico State University. In 1920, the students of what was then called New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts stood on the Tower of Goddard Hall to survey and lay out the letter A on Tortugas Mountain. Painting the A each year on April Fool's Day was declared by the yearbook torture for the freshmen inflicted by the hard-boiled soffs. A day was a holiday for the entire student body who formed a bucket brigade to carry five-gallon milk cans of paint for the 100-foot-tall symbol of the proud Aggies. The day ended with a picnic for all faculty and students. The tradition continued until the early 70s when freshman initiation disappeared. Today sororities and fraternities maintain the Aggies symbol on A Mountain. For the early years, I'm Carla Aragon. This was a centennial minute from New Mexico State University. The preceding was a production of New Mexico State University. The views and opinions in this program are those of the author, and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of the NMSU Board of Regents.