THURSDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 11, 1945
THE BATTALION
Page 3
Senior Longhorn Pictures To Start Monday
Aggieland Studio Awarded
Photo Contract For 1945-46
A yearbook to be produced and
delivered before May 15, 1946 was
authorized by the Student Activi
ties Committee Tuesday and the
first step toward its production
has been taken with the committee
exercising its extension of the
present contract with Aggieland
Studio, North Gate, for the mak
ing of the class pictures.
Since 1919 genial Joe Sosolik
and his staff have failed only once
to land the Longhorn contract. His
North Gate studio is now ready
to start taking class pictures, be
ginning with the Senior Class on
next Monday, October 15th. Sen-
* iors will take both class pictures
and military pictures and for that
reason are asked to wear boots,
^ Number One uniform and caps, it
was stated.
The schedule for Seniors will be
gin Monday, October 15, with Dorm
2 (A & B Inf.) scheduled, followed
by Dorm 4 (C & D Inf.) on Tues
day, Dorm 6, (E & F Inf.) on Wed
nesday, Dorm 8 (G & H Inf.) on
Thursday. Non-military personnel,
including servicemen not in organ
izations, will be taken on next Fri
day, October 19th.
The second week of seniors will
begin October 22 with Dorm 12
(A & B Cav.) scheduled, October
23, Dorm 10 (C & D Cav.), Octo
ber 24 (A & B Field) in Dorm 7,
October 25 will schedule Dorm 9
(C & D Field), October 26 will
schedule both infantry and field
bands from Dorm 11.
Junior pictures will be taken be
ginning October 29 through No
vember 10th; Sophs November 12
through November 24. Fish will be
gin November 26 and continue un
til December 21st. All classes will
be scheduled for pictures accord
ing to dormitories and all must go
when their dormitory is scheduled
if the book is to be produced on
time, it was stated. A detailed
schedule has been provided in Ag-
gieland’s advertisement today and
all students are urged to clip this
schedule for their own use.
Experienced Staff
The combined experience repre
sented on the Aggieland Studio
staff totals almost three quarters
of a century. Joe Sosolik has al
most 34 years of experience,
George Lanicek, recently released
from armed services, has 10 years
experience, Charles Sosolik adds
anothr 6 years to the total. Mrs.
Mary Estill, retouch artist and
general assistant, started with Ag
gieland in 1919 the first year Ag
gieland handled a Longhorn. Ex
cept for two or three years out
she has been continuously on the
job helping to produce good an
nuals. Miss Lolly Autrey, fresh
man staff member, is now in her
fourth year at Aggieland while
Mrs. Bessie Hubacek has a round
dozen years to her credit. Jack
Green has 8 years in experience to
add to the total.
Thousands of Pictures
Genial Joe says he has taken
“thousands of Aggie pictures.”
But that doesn’t mean that each
picture isn’t a brand new assign
ment with a challenge to it. “I
take pride in my work. My staff
works hard. We feel repaid when
we see the book come out. That’s
why I guess we get the contract
each year,” Sosolik stated.
A native Czecho Slovakian, oos-
olik came to the States in 1911.
Following service in World War I,
from which he was discharged with
medical disability, Mr. Sosolik
came to Bryan and entered a part
nership photographic studio with
his brother. In 1921 he bought half
interest in a studio that was locat
ed on the site now occupied by the
Aggieland Pharmacy, becoming
sole owner of this establishment
the following March.
One year later fire destroyed the
entire studio and Mr. Sosolik was
given a location in the ME Build
ing. When the Exchange Store was
completed he occupied a studio on
the second floor until he moved to
his present building.
Mr. Sosolik has made the ac
quaintance of many hundreds of
Aggies, of practically all who have
graduated from A. & M. in fact.
He says that this feature is the
most attractive feature of his work
and that wherever he goes now he
finds Aggie friends.
A special feature of the new
Longhorn will be larger class pic-
(See LONGHORN, Page 6)
JOE SOSOLIK
Again It’s Aggieland...
Once again we are to have the pleasure of making the official pictures for the Longhorn. The Student Activities committee
has renewed our contract as the photographer for your yearbook.
This will be the 29th time since 1919 that we have been your photographer. These years of experience have been pleasant years;
the coming one should be another opportunity for service to the great fraternity of Aggieland.
Our pictures have stood the test of time because we put into them not only the experience that comes with 34 years of working
with Aggies but each year we make a new resolve to do a better job than before.
CLIP THIS FOR REFERENCE
SCHEDULE
Because we are getting a late start on class pictures, the following
schedule must be observed.
SENIORS
Organization
A & B Infantry
C & D Infantry
E & F Infantry
G & H Infantry
Non-Military (Hart, Mil
ner, Bizzell).
Dorm
2
4.
6
8
Date
Oct. 15
Oct. 16
.Oct. 17
Oct. 18
A & B Cavalry
C & D Cavalry
A & B Field
C & D Field
Band (Infantry
and Field)
12.
10.
7.
9.
..Oct.
..Oct.
..Oct.
..Oct.
..Oct.
11 Oct. 26
JUNIORS
Organization
A & B Infantry
Infantry
Infantry
Infantry
Cavalry
Cavalry
C
E
G
A
C
A & B Field
B & C Field
Band
Non-Military (Hart, Mil
ner, Bizzell)....Nov
Dorm
2
4
6
8
12
10
7
9
11
Date
Oct. 29
Oct.
Oct.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
SOPHOMORES
Organization Dorm Date t
A & B Infantry 2 Nov. 12
C & D Infantry 4 Nov. 13
E & F Infantry 6 Nov. 14
G & H Infantry 8 Nov. 15
A & B Cavalry 12 Nov. 16
C & D Cavalry 10 Nov. 19
A & B Field 7 Nov. 20
C & D Field 9 Nov. 21
Band 11 Nov. 22
Non-Military (Hart, Mil
ner, Bizzell)....Nov. 23
FISH
Organization Dorm Date
A & B Infantry 2....Nov. 26-27-28
& D Infantry 4 Dec. 3-4
6 Dec. 5-6
8 Dec. 7-8
12 Dec. 10-11
10 Dec. 12-13
7 Dec. 14-15
9 Dec. 16-17
Band 11 Dec. 19-20
Non-Military (Hart, Mil
ner, Bizzell) Any time
during week of
Dec. 17-22
C
E & F Infantry
G & H Infantry
A & B Cavalry
C & D Cavalry
A & B Field
C & D Field
WEAR NUMBER ONE UNIFORM
SENIORS AND JUNIORS BRING CAP
AGGIELAND STUDIO
JOE SOSOLIK, Prop.
NORTH GATE
SINCE 1919--- CEEICESL LCNGECRN EECTCCEAPEEE”