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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.

Mr. Fike Was Not Available for a Phone Conversation - Friday, January 22, 1965

Flo, Terry Osuga and I went to the movie, Who's Minding the Store?, a Jerry Lewis comedy. It was really silly. I have been quite pleased with the results I've had with Holly this week. It seems to be working out pretty well for her to come on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Dr. Pai wants me to call Mr. Fike regarding the remedial reading program. I wasn't able to reach him today. I hope it doesn't get too tricky - I've got to be interviewed by him, and I don't want him to think I'm trying to get "pushy" about it. This was a rainy but spring like day.

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