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The bodies of Dorothy Seedig, in her 50s; her daughter, Julie Dennis, 32; and Dennis’ daughter, Melissa, 3; were found Monday. Texas Ranger Sid Merchan said no arrests had been made Tuesday. Merchant said all three had been shot in the head sometime Monday, and a .22-caliber semi-automatic pis tol, belonging to Seedig’s son, was found in another room. The weapon was sent to a labo ratory for ballistics tests. A gas heater valve had been turned on, possibly in an attempt to make the house explode, Merchant said. Merchant said several people were questioned and released, in cluding Dennis’ former husband and her brother. He declined to dis cuss any possible motive in the case, but said nothing was missing from the house and there was no sign of forced entry. The bodies, which were found in a bedroom, were sent to Dallas for autopsies. Merchant said. Two next-door neighbors said the Shackleford County sheriff’s office was called when they found the doors to Seedig’s red brick house locked, the shutters drawn and the smell of natural gas coming from the house. In Advance Shakespearean compani will perform play in Ruddel By MARY McWHORTER Staff Writer The Royal Shakespeare Com pany will perform “Measure for Measure” at Rudder Theater at 8 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday. All 19 roles of Shakespeare’s dark comedy will be performed by four actors and one actress, each of whom has a specialty or particular fame. Company veteran Julian Cur- rey, who has received critical ac claim for his interpretations of Shakespeare’s work, is a specialist on Samuel Beckett, the Irish writer. South African Joseph Marcell has gained acclaim for his inter pretation of Othello, and Paul W1 ht worth is known for his p i tt aval of Hamlet. Stephen Jenn is noted I teaching for the British Ant [ Kducational Tour. Lisa Harrow is best knowtifJ her performances in “TwelfJ Night" and “Othello,” andlcl role in the British Broac Co.’s production of “The/ston I The company was foundec | 1960 and is based in London In addition to performing I u oupr ^ives work shops for:| tors and students interested:! Shakespeare’s works. Texas A&M is the only loas:| in Texas and one of onlye«| universities in the countrywlal the company will appear. Co untry-wostern music st to perform at A&M Thursm Janie Fricke will appear along with four other country-western musif stars as part of the Ameri can Music Tour’s performance in G. Rollie White Coliseum at 8 p.m. Thursday. Also appearing will be Sylvia, Eddie Rabbitt, T . G. Sheparu and the group Exile. It will be Fricke’s third visit to Texas A&M and just part of the hectic life she’s made for herself. Fricke, twice named Female Vocalist of the Year by the Coun try Music Association, recent 1\ S um formed in a benefit contrl or the United Farmers of( ada. “I’m a farmer’s daughterf; Indiana, myself," Frickesaid “I enjoy doing things for far ei s.” she said, "1 tried hardtoi( Farm Aid, but they already! too many performers." 1 i i< ke is perhaps best h i foi the hits “It Ain’t EasvkJ f .isv" and “He’s a Heartache 1 he concert is sponsored I MSC Town Hall. Tickets are available at MSC Box Office for SI 1.50. RHA program for freshmen sharpens leadership skills By ANTHONY S. CASPER Reporter The Texas A&M Residence Hall Association has come up with a way to help freshmen become campus leaders. RHA Freshman Leadership, a pi lot program launched during the fall semester, is helping freshmen who want to participate in campus lead ership positions. Debbie Caldarola, director of the project, says any freshman who lives on campus is invited to apply for membership. “Last semester was our organiza tional period,” she says. “This semes ter we are encouraging them to run for leadership positions on campus, notjust in RHA, but in any organiza tion or club they may be interested in. “We basically try to teach them good, basic leadership skills while they’re still freshmen so they can de velop these skills to become good leaders.” She says that last semester RHA set up committees and had freshmen serve as the chairmen and subchair men. Basically, the freshmen got an opportunity to set up meetings and fundraising projects and line up speakers for special events, she says. Last semester the leadership pro gram answered directly to the RHA, “We basically try to teach them good, basic lead ership skills while they 're still freshmen ...” — Debbie Caldarola, di rector of RHA Freshman Leadership program. but Caldarola says this semester the freshmen will have more autonomy. “This semester we’ll be setting up president and vice president posi tions as well and let them go through the responsibilities of the office,” she says. She says the RHA mentor pro gram gives the freshmen an edge when competing for leadership posi tions. “What we do is have the members list at least two organizations in which they think they would be in terested in pursuing a leadership position,” Caldarola says. “Last fall we had a committee of freshmen who went out and found people like the president of the MSC Council and president of the Student Gov ernment and asked them if they would be willing to be a mentor to the freshmen. “Basically what they’re being like their buddy. They with them, they explain toil their duties in the organization offer advice. The ideal ski to have the mentor be opent(| membei any time," Caldarola Caldarola says she hopes] friendships and contacts me: can make will help those whol campus leadership positioul smooth over differences in i ei ship personalities. “One of our goals is forthenj members) to really get to kno»| other people in the group! by the time they’re all seniorsnl niors they’re hopefully goineil the people in leadership around campus,” she says. It’s always easier to workoml ferences with someone you 1 she says. While membership is openJ freshmen who live on-campus darola says the ideal group s| about 50 members. “T his is a small enoughs where they can get toknowevenl in the group) and reallyinteradl the other members,” she says. “We ask what they want top] of a leadership program hettf what they want todoasfarash leader,” she says. “This givesusl sic overview of their motivation f It’s Time to Cultivate your Gardening Skills .With two Great Books for Texas Gardeners “The Vegetable Book,” by Dr. Sam Cotner At Last, The Book You’ve Been Waiting For! The only definitive work ever written on vegetable gardening, Texas Style! $26.95 "Neil Sperry’s Complete Guide to Texas Gardening," by Neil Sperry. The most respected source of general gardening informatior pertaining to Texas. Hundreds of color photograph and detailed illustrations. An eS 1 sential reference book for all ga 1 ' deners and homeowners. only $24.95 Store Hours 7:45-6:00pm 845-8681 IN THE MEMORIAL STUDENT CENTER