RIDAY. OCTOBER 16. 1959 right, about his salamander: of "On Borrowed Time," Pia Center Stage. 'On Borrowed Time' Will Open Tonight "On Borrowed Time,"lthe first Players' production of the season, will open at 8 tonight at Center Stage. Tonight's performance is sold out but a large number of tickets still remain for tomorrow night's performance. Tickets are available at they Hetzel Union desk or may b ob-1 tamed at the door it any remain at performance time. The "home" style drama,, ad opted for the stage by Paull Os born, tells of a grandfather's he- -I roic attempt to keep Death out , of his parlor until his grandson, Pud, is of age. Pud, a mimicking lad full of endless questions, was left a large e,tate when his parents died. As a result, his Aunt Demetria, is mov ing courts, lawyers and doctors to get possession of him. Who wins, Death or Aunt Demetria? The major inanimate character ! h an apple tree that sees much action throughout the play, "On Borrowed Time" opened at the Longacre Theatre in New York on February 3, 1938. In the late 30's response to theatre was excellent and many note worthy plays were being pro duced. Thorton Wilder's "Our Town" is an example. Types of plays popular duringi this time were home dramas such a "On Borowed Time" and Greek revivals. The play was adapted from a novel by Lawrence E. Watkins, a college professor.' Many of the characters in "On Borrowed Time" were drawn from ,his personal experience, which gives th- play a homey plainess, untouch:d by the sentimentalities of the thee tte. Other works by Osbor `'•l Bell tor Adana," dramati. of the novel by John H 4 `Point of No Return," bas: a novel by John P. Marq and "The Vinegar Tree." See the SORO tree on the set oduction that opens tonight at By ZANDY SLOSSON Public to See University Film The film, "Introducing Penn State," which will be shown to alumni tonight, will soon be avail able for public showing through out the state. Much of the footage for the new film came from previous movies. New "shooting" was limited to current construction. A 13-minute color movie is presently being used at the University to "brief" campus visitors. Gilbert Aberg, radio-television specialist in the University's De partment of Public Information, said, "This movie was produced primarily for campus visitors. Ih it we seek to acquaint the viewer with the broad scope of the Uni versity's growth and the philoso phy underlying it. This movie has been shown by WGAL-TV, Lancaster, and will be shown by WJAC-TV, Johns town, at 2 p.m. Sunday. Professor Will Present Paper at CE Convention Robert M. Barnoff, assistant professor of civil engineering, has been invited to present a paper at the national convention of the American Society of Civil Engi neers, in Washington, D.C., Oct. 18 to 23. . are I rlation ;isey; • d on tiand; The paper will deal with the effect of floor systems on pony truss bridges. ITIES IN ACTION . . . THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Midpoint of Storm Season Marked In Atlantic, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico Last month marked the mid-I point of the Hurricane season ( for the tropical waters of the , North Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Hurrican6s are the most power-1 ful storms on the face of the earth. They originate in the trop ical waters of the vast oceans or seas, often a thousand miles or more from land. As they move along, usually at 10 or 15 miles an hour, they intensify gradually into tremendous whirlpools in the atmosphere. The structure of a tropical storm is also of interest. The winds rotate in a counter clock wise direction about an area of calm, clear weather in the center, known as the eye of the storm. The strongest winds and most se vere weather are found right around the eye. As you progress outward from the central region of the 'storm,rthe winds and tor rential rain . gradually taper off. As these storms grow to ma turity, they obtain winds rang ing from 7S to occasionally as high as 150 miles per hour or more. It is interesting to note that some tropical twisters have had winds well in excess of 200 miles an hour. The energy associated with a hurricane is enormous. For ex ample, the total energy of a hur- SGA Vote-- (Continued from page one) political parties. He proposed that the class officers and the class assemblies meet an d choose the two officers, elimin. ating the crowded ballots. Crosby disagreed with this, saying that the vice president and treasurer need an electorate to be responsible to. The amendment was referred to the Reorganization Commit tee for one week's deliberation. The one week time limit was set so the issue will be settled in time for fall. elections. Dr. Amberson Honored Dr. Jean D. Amberson, who retired on August 31, has been named professor emerita of home economics education. By JOEL MYERS ricane throughout its life cycle, and completely wiped out the has been conservatively estimat_lcity of Galveston, with a result ed as being equal to 100,000 Hiro-lant death toll of 6000 poisons ishima-type A bombs. , Probably of more interest to Pennsylvanias were the three icoull If ?he energy of a hurricane hurricanes that affected th i s every electrical device, from a state in 1954 and 1955. Hurri -Ilight bulb to a power plant, d be harnessed it would run. , in , cane Hazel paid a visit on Oc- 150 years. the United States for the next' tober 15, 1955 which las t e d ! for three hours. 1 The average life span of a I In this time, power lines and hurricane is about eight or i trees Wel e felled by the thousands nine days. However, some have lin the Eastern half of the state a I been known to last more thannd heavy rains produced some i three weeks. If, in this time, inwding in the Western half Al the hurricane avoids land areas i w most 40 percent of Philadelphia it will probably cause no dam- as without power and telephone age to life or property. service for as long as a week. Although Hazel caused consid- On the other hand, however, erable damage in 1955. it didn't :if a hurricane approaches or I en - ;compare with the one-two punch Jers upon a land area, tremen-:of hurricanes Connie and Diane dous property damage and loss of'in August of 1955 life can occur. Connie saturated the ground Hurricanes have been responsi- f with several inches of rain and I ble for the greatest national dis-heft the air very moist. This set lasters in the history of our coun•:lthe stage for the deluge which 'ltry. For example, a hurricane en-was touched off by Diane. The tered the Texas coast in 1900 ac-`resultant flood was the worst na companied by torrential rains. tional disaster in the history of devastating winds and abnormal- our country. Damage i n th e ly high tides and floods. The Northeastern spites was estimat floods proved the mo i st serious ed at one billion dollars TOWN & COUNTR Step out in style for Horne See our fine collection of Tt COUNTRY SHOES. Lees now in our window at 109 S. Allen. 5 Ite flatlet Pool)? al,ll at Sea, , • • A. 9, • • • searching for the secret of a clear, blemish-free complexion? Do as thousands do, use Bonne Bell's Ten•O•Six Lotion, the therapeutic skin cleanser. 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