The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, January 25, 1994, Image 3

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^^ Living with Ma and Pa
Kyle Burnett/The Battalion
Mr. and Mrs. William Lancaster have provided Aggies with a Christian living environment near campus for 24 years.
Housing Aggies
a tradition for
Lancaster family
By Paul Neale
The Battalion
here's a waiting list to
live with Ma and Pa.
In fact, each year
between 100 and 300
Aggies try to secure a
place under one of Ma
and Pa's roofs.
Mr. and Mrs. William Lancaster,
known to Texas A&M students as
"Ma" and "Pa," are in the business of
housing Aggies. Their student
housing, Lancaster Place, is located
across the street from campus on
Dexter Drive.
The dining room of their home
brings to mind the works of Norman
Rockwell. The late-afternoon sun
spotlights the plates hung on the
walls, and the scent of Pa's peach
cobbler lingers in the air.
They began in 1970 with two
houses for women Aggies, in addition
to their own house. As more women
started to attend the formerly all-male
University, there was a need for
women's housing.
Within walking distance from
campus, Lancaster Place now consists
of 10 houses and provides housing for
male students, also.
However, Lancaster Place isn't like
any other place, Ma said.
As if on cue, a student enters the
dining room to ask where the bleach is
kept. The scene makes Ma and Pa
look just like, well, Ma and Pa. Their
home is open around the clock to any
student, Ma said, in an attempt to
provide a home-like atmosphere.
As stated in the contract a student
must sign to lease a room, the purpose
of the Lancasters is to provide "an
atmosphere that is conducive to study,
that encourages courteous and
cooperative living, and that promotes
the highest of moral standards and
Christian principles."
"We feel that it's kind of a
ministry," Ma said.
Students are encouraged to be
involved with a church, she said, but
are not required.
Amy Ruth Arnold, a history major
from Seguin, has lived at Lancaster
Place for three years.
Arnold said she prefers Lancaster
Place to dorm life since each house has
a living area and a kitchen and her
neighbors share common values.
"The selection process guarantees a
Christian environment," Arnold said.
When she graduates, she will miss
the sense of camaraderie, she said.
Ma and Pa's ardent countenances
are testimonies of their rewarding
position at Lancaster Place. They
agree that there haven't been any
major difficulties during the last 24
years. The biggest problem, Ma said,
has been housekeeping. But even that
is only a minor obstacle.
Since 1970, Lancaster Place has
been home to over 500 Aggies. Ma
said that one of their main goals has
always been for the students to make
lasting friendships.
In addition to the many close
relationships that have developed
over the years, more than 20 couples
who met at Lancaster Place have
married. Three Lancaster couples
have been married since last June.
Former residents of Lancaster Place
still stop by for visits, Ma said. Last
July, two women who were residents
in 1970 visited.
But Ma and Pa won't be advertising
vacancies any time soon. Their word-
of-mouth approach appears to be
spreading the word successfully. The
growing waiting list extends up
through 1997.
Lancaster Place will continue to
operate, Ma said, "as long as we're
physically and mentally able."
THANKS!
From the Aggie Orientation Leader Program
Adkisson, Megan
An, Yvonne
Andress, Rachel
Arnold, Shannon
Atkinson, Johanna
Austell, Susan
Baber, Shannon
Bain, Brigette
Beacham, Mary
Benavides, Luis
Bosley, Rebecca
Bowdre, Kristy
Brattain, Shannon
Briggs, Christopher
Brown, Gerry
Brown, Nora
Bryant, Craig
Bui, Thuy-Khanh
Burchfield, Steven
Busch, Jennifer
Campos, Patricia
Carter, Tracy
Chavez, Christopher
Colbert, Freda
Coltharp, Jeffrey
Crumpton, Gretchen
Daniels, Monica
Davidson, Stephen
Davis, Bryan
Dietzler, Deana
Dorgan, Shelia
Dowd, Deidre
Duecker, Melanie
Eastwood, Giles
Eaton, Christopher
Ely, Angela
Emmons, Susan
Erwin, Christ!
Figat, Christopher
Finklea, Benjamin
Fletcher, Stacy
Gaylord, Lecel
Goodrich, Carmen
Greene, Leah
Guzman, Jesse
Hagan, Shelley
Hall, Christina
Hamann, Jerrid
Hamilton, Mark
Hatfield, Melissa
Hester, Ronald
Hoechstetter, Kurils
Holderman, Clay
Hortenstine, Holly
Hudson, Kyle
Jacobson, Jessica
Jennings, Matthew
Jones, Amy K.
Knight, James
Koy, Amy
Lecce, Andra
Lee, Holly
Lineberger, Sarah
Little, Ellen
Lynch, Jennifer
Marquart, Angele
Matheson, Thomas
McFall, Shannon
McNeil, Bryan
McWilliams, Heather
Michael, Robert
Miles, Michael
Miller, Michael
Mills, Jason
Mitchell, Sylvia
Miura, Carrie
Mo, Ronald
Morton, Jeffrey
Mosel, Douglas
Nolen, Lisa
Orr, Denise
Partain, Anna
Patel, Jatin
Patterson, Amy
Pettit, Melissa
Picha, Linda
Proctor, Matt
Putnam, Norman
Quan, Freddy
Reed, Beverly
Rembert, Melinda
Roberts, Kellie
Rogers, Molly
Rogers, Scott
Rush, Amy
Saenz, Nora
Sanchez, Manuel
Scheel, Andra
Schroeder, Kara
Scott, Gary
Slocum, Julie
Smith, Jennifer
Spicer, Susan
Spottswood, Suzanne
Steffee, Susan
Stockton, Benjamin
Stockton, Carrie
Sulak, Edward
Sutton, Elizabeth M.
Todd, Deborah
Torres, Jennifer
Trevino, Leslie
Tutt, Sarah
Upchurch, Alyson
Valdes, Santiago
Velasquez, Gilberto
Vergara, Salvador
Walsh, Cobie
Weeks, Kamey
Westover, Shayne
Wiatrek, Rebecca
Wiatrek, Stacy
Wilkinson, Paul
Willis, Jennifer
Wolcott, Christopher
Wolfe, Darin
Yu, Sandra
Now it’s your chance to experience orientation the O.L. way!
BE AN O.L.!
Applications Available: January 23 - February 16
Puryear Annex, SPO, Student Activities, Multicultural Services, International Student Services, and
Support Services for Students with Disabilities
Applications Due: Wednesday, February 16 at 5:00 p.m.
in the Puryear Annex