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Call and ask us about N.R.G. —Provides a tremendous lift. -Aids mental alertness. -Reduces feelings of fatigue. Non-additive. - Doctor approved. - $13.75 for 60 tablets SHARON 764-3939 or LAURA 260-3908 Tau Kappa Epsilon gets recognition for house’s design mm Weather Watch By Lisa Dieterle Reporter The James O. Chance House, 102 S. Parker, owned by the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, was named last week to the National Register for its architecture, Marie Engblom, a com munity development planner, said. A listing in the National Register is an honorary distinction that is dif ficult to obtain and is looked upon as a special honor that old-home own ers place on the highest pedestal. Buildings of particular historical sig nificance are listed in the book, which is distributed nationwide. A consultant firm was hired to survey all buildings in Bryan over 50 years old, Engblom said. There were 1,807 structures identified, photo graphed, mapped and rated for his torical significance. However, the re sults proved that a house is not guaranteed acceptance simply be cause it is looked at by the firm. Buildings that rated high were re searched and closely looked at for architectural style, cultural signifi cance or prominent past ownership. Recommendations were made to the Texas State Historical Commis sion Review Board. Originally, 47 listings were nominated. Six were re jected in the first round. In the second round, 41 were rec ommended to the Department of In terior. The National Register listed 40. “The City of Bryan did a really solid follow-up and researching job on it,” Britt Terrell, president of Tau Kappa Epsilon, said. The house was chosen for its “neoclassical revival” architectural design. The fraternity found out a year ago about the nomination, Terrell said. On Nov. 2, it was informed of the listing. “The men were pretty excited,” Terrell said. “We are very proud of “The men (of the frater nity) were pretty excited. We are very proud of our house. It was nice to get recognized for having such a nice house. ” — Britt Terrell, president of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity Key: £ m Lightning E - Fog - Thunderstorms • • . Rain ** - Snow 5 ? - Drizzle m Ice Pellets • ^7 ■ Rain Shower /TVJ - Freezing Rain our house. It was nice to get recog nized for having such a nice house.” The fraternity has owned the house since 1982, and they take good care of it, he said. Every summer the fraternity sets aside a work week when they refin ish the floors, paint and do general maintenance. Over the Christmas holidays, the fraternity plans to have the exterior of the house profession ally painted. “There are no real restrictions put on us,” he said, “just so we don’t change the exterior of the house.” Because the house is listed, the fraternity may be eligible for na tional funding for maintenance. The Chance House was built in 1911 by James O. Chance, an impor tant agricultural developer and one of the largest land owners in the Brazos County. Sunset Today. 5:30 p.m. Sunrise Wednesday: 6:47am Map Discussion: A pair of cold high-pressure areas are moving southeast into Texas and the eastern plains. Rain and low pressure is moving northeast through Georgia. Snow flurries and low pressure are affecting New England. A rapidly moving, weak cold front is movingeas through the central Rocky Mountains. The West Coast is under high pressure and fair weather. Forecast: Today. Mostly cloudy and quite cool with a brisk northerly wind. The tug' temperature will be near 60 degrees. Tonight. Becoming partly cloudy and cold with a low temperature in the mid to upper 30s. Winds will be decreasing. Wednesday. Partly cloudy and quite cool with winds light and variable Weather Fact Wind-chill index — the cooling effect of any combination: temperature and wind, expressed as the loss of body heat in the kilogram calories per square meter of skin surface. It is based on the cooling rate of a nude body in the shade. Prepared by: Charlie Brenb Staff Meteorologs A&M Department of Meteoroto Housing programs officials call class successful in training RA candidates By Beth McDonough Reporter The first mandatory course for residence hall adviser candidates ended Thursday and Housing Pro grams officials are touting the class as a success. Last year a committee, formed to observe housing programs at other universities, decided to change the RA training policy from informal training to a required course. The one-hour course, taught through the sociology department, is designed to help housing officials se lect quality RAs and is mandatory for all RA applicants. “It is not unusual for universities to require such a class,” Nyla Pto- mey, Texas A&M Housing Pro grams supervisor, says. Until last spring, A&M’s RAs were trained the week before residence halls opened. “Many times they wouldn’t receive hands-on training until they came across a situation,” Ptomey says. “We wanted to provide training before they were selected.” She says the class provides an op portunity for students to learn com munication skills and develop them selves. It also allows the three area coordinators, who instruct the class, and the housing programs staff the chance to spend more time with the students so the selection process is not as difficult, she says. Students who apply for an RA po sition must receive at leaSf a “C” av- mainder are taking the class as an elective, she says. Liz Gonzalez, a Legett Hall RA, says the class has reminded her to be sensitive to students’ needs. “I thought of it as a refresher course, things that I basically knew but didn’t think about,” Gonzalez says. “Many times they (RAs) wouldn’t receive hands-on training until they came across a situation. We wanted to provide training before they were selected. ” — Nyla Ptomey, A&M Housing Programs supervisor erage in the class, have sophomore classification and have a cumulative grade-point ratio of 2.25. But the 10-week class is not just for RA candidates, Ptomey says. It teaches students how to interact with their environment and peers. “Even if they don’t become an RA, they can use these skills,” she says. Of the 140 students in the class, about 45 have applied for RA posi tions, around 50 are RAs and the re- Matt Williams, an RA applicant, says he feels better able to handle difficult situations that a student may encounter after taking the class. “If I hadn’t taken this course, I would have gone into an RA position cold,” Williams says. But another RA applicant, Reggie Sandoval, says although the class opened his eyes to what an RA does, he knew most of the course material before he took the class. The class has seven categories: counseling, sensitivity awarerc conflict resolution, stress andti management, values, student dp opment and leadership. The class meets twice weekly the lecture class, a speaker addres one of the seven topics. In thelal ratory section of the class, studeii discuss and complete assess® surveys dealing with the topicj mey says. The primary goal of thedassii develop a better-trained staff d will be able to deal more effecti'i with the hall resident, she says. Gene Zdziarski, one of the: structors for the class, says the d makes the RA selection processe ier. Instructors are given theopp tunity to witness the character £ abilities of students to determint they would be successful W Zdziarski says. “We observe the students dur all different moods and get an or all picture of them,” he says. "I 1 get together with the three i coordinators and their group fa; tators, who helped with the d ' to choose the new spring RAs.” Gatesville, Amarillo to receive maximum security prisons AUSTIN (AP) — The State Board of Correc tions voted unanimously Monday to build maxi mum security prisons, each holding 2,250 in mates, in Gatesville and Amarillo. dered reforms. But the lawyer for the inmate- plaintiffs in that lawsuit said Monday new prisons are a mistake. The board also voted to build medium security prisons, each holding 1,000 inmates, in Liberty County, Snyder, Marlin and Woodville. The new prisons will help ease overcrowding in Texas prisons, a situation that caused court-or- The Amarillo and Snyder sites in West Texas mark the first-ever Texas Department of Correc tions facilities outside of East and Central Texas. Board members voted after hearing final pitches from the six communities and Childress, the only finalist not given a prison. In past years, prison site selection meet® usually were packed by people who did not wij a penitentiary in their area. But on Monday,t* Senate chamber was filled with people lured the money that a prison can mean to a com®; nity. TDC spokesman Charles Brown said e# of the 2,250-inmate prisons will cost about f million to build. The 1,000-bed prisons willco about $13 million each to build, he said. "SEXUALLY SPEAKING" FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13,1987 2:00 P.M. RUDDER AUDITORIUM ADVANCE TICKET PRICES : TAMU STUDENTS : $ 4.00 PUBLIC : $ 5.00 DAY OF PROGRAM : TAMU STUDENTS : $ 5.00 PUBLIC : $ 6.00 /msc GREAT ISSUE* Dr. RUTH KKYS FMIOS AEROBICS 6 months, 2 people $69 00 ! . TANNING 2 months $39 The T exas Body offer expires soon 1800D Texas AVE. S. 764-0549 F c c j" sv St h P ;