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~ About: A 1961-65 Park College Diary ~ As a high school girl and then a college coed in the first half of the 1960s, I wrote nightly entries on the pages of one-year diaries. In January 2010 I began transcribing the entries into a blog and gave each one a title. I grew up on three farms within 30 miles of Iowa City and the University of Iowa with its Iowa Writers' Workshop. As the oldest of four daughters, in my diaries I sometimes referred to my sisters as "the kids" or "the girls." We helped our parents, but we also had good, wholesome fun - a characteristic I took with me to Park. Park is 300 miles southwest of West Chester, Iowa, in Parkville, Missouri, on the Missouri River 10 miles northwest of Kansas City, Missouri, and across the river from Kansas City, Kansas. In 2000 Park College became Park University. Today Park's flagship campus is in Parkville and there are an additional 41 campus centers across the nation. Park was one of the first educational institutions in the United States to offer online learning. My last post was on May 22, 2018. I may be followed on Twitter @BarbaraMcDWhitt.

Wrote Six Pages, Began Revising Another Paper - Wednesday, December 16, 1964

I wrote the introduction (six pages) of my paper for Dr. Pai and then began revising my paper for Mr. Chronister. Time is the problem once again. I don't know if it's worth it or not. For all my conscientious efforts, I missed 12 on the art final. There were 6 scores above mine, 7 below, I noticed. I don't know if I can still get an A for that course now or not. Honestly, I've never come closer to my chance for making the Dean's List. It would be nice once. I met Mrs. Gatton at the post office at 8:30 this morning to get a book I wanted.

2 comments:

Bill said...

How exciting. I can't wait to find out if you made the dean's List.

Barbara McDowell Whitt said...

I'll let you know.