Collegian April 17, 1986 Studio Theatre begins classic, American melodrama University Relations--The destructive power of deceit will come dramatically to life in the Behrend Studio Theatre produc tion of Lillian Hellman's "The Children's Hour" April 18, 19 and 24-27. A classic American melodrama, "The Children's Hour" deals with the lives of two women who run a boarding school for girls. When one of their students cir culates a malicious rumor about their affections for each other, tragedy results. Controversial when first per formed in the 1930'5, the play went on to establish Hellman as a major modern American playwright. It ran for 691 perfor mances on Broadway. "I think 'The Children's Hour' is a very thought-provoking play," says Tony Elliot, Behrend Studio Theatre director and theatre instructor. "It's the kind of play where the audience is like ly to come away with differing Beware of too much fun in the sun Health Center—Excessive heat may affect the body in several ways, resulting in heat stroke, heat cramps, or heat exhaustion. Heat Stroke occurs when ex cessive heat causes the body's sweating mechanism to be blocked. —Body temperature may be 106 degrees or above --The skin is hot, red, and dry --The pulse is rapid and strong —Victim may be unconscious --Heat stroke is a life threatening problem and im mediate measure should be taken to cool the body --Songe the bare skin with cool water, apply cold packs con tinuously, or place in a tub of cold water (do- not add ice) until body temperature is down to 102 degrees. Take care not to overchill once body is cooled to 102. —Dry patient. Use fans or air conditioners to help in the cooling process. GARFIELD° by Jim Davis LCOK,GARFIELPI A MOO COW! 70417-;40, XM f7AVi' opinions of what happened and why." Behrend student and first-time Behrend Studio Theatre actress Gail Reese, of North East, plays school teacher Karen Wright, one of the lead roles. "The play has everything from light scenes with humorous sar casm to very serious scenes where the audience may want to cry. It's an extremely emotional perfor mance that draws the audience in to the characters' emotions," says Reese. Playing opposite Reese as school teacher Martha Dobie is Susie Jalosky, a Behrend com munications studies major from Oil City who also is a Behrend Theatre newcomer. "The small setting of the Behrend Studio Theatre allows for more communications bet ween the actors and the audience, which will see the full develop ment of the characters," she says. "It's melodrama at its best." —lf temperature rises again, repeat cooling proses. Heat Exhaustion occurs when there is an excess loss of body fluids due to sweating and lack of appropriate fluid intake. The pooling of blood in the capllaries interferes with blood circulation to vital organs. —The skin is pale, cool, and clammy --The person is weak, dizzy, and may be nauseated If the person faints they usually waken when their head is lowered —There may be cramps present —Have person lie in a cool place with the feet elevated —Use fans or air conditioning —Loosen clothing —Apply cool, wet cloths —Give sips of salt water (1 teas poonful of salt to 8 oz. of water) of half glass every fifteen minutes for one hour. —lf vomiting occurs, take per- AND 130W-WOVV! ___ ANP A PIGGY WIGeittI! The third lead role, Dr. Joseph Cardin, Karen Wright's fiance, is played by Chuck Homyak, a liberal arts major from Pitt sburgh, Martha Dobie's aunt, Mrs. Lilley Mortar, is played by Behrend English instructor Betsy Zaranek. A fifth adult character, eight boarding school students and a grocery boy round out "The Children's Hour". "The Children's Hour" will be presented at 8 p.m. April 18, 19 and 24-26 and 2:30 p.m. April 27 at the Behrend Studio Theatre. The April 19 show is being pressnted in conjunction with Behrend's "A Symposium in Celebration of Women and Blacks: Gifts, Goals and Bar riers," scheduled on campus April 19 and 20. For ticket information, call the Behrend box office, (814) 898-6331. son to the hospital for intravenous fluids. Heat Cramps can be an early sign of heat exhaustion. --Use salt water solution, message cramped part, cool the person --Gaitorade is a good liquid to use for this since it replaces most of the _ minerals lost through perspiration. Suntan—Cosmetically, a nice suntan may add to an individual's attractiveness, however, you should obtain this tan in a sensible manner. 1. Start slowly-a few minutes each day, gradually increasing the 2. Use sunscreens-the strength depending on your skin type. 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