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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.

Had a Fabulous Time with Seth, Vivien and Charlie - Saturday, February 27, 1965

I had a fabulous time with Seth this evening when we doubled with Vivien and Charlie. We went to Mammy's in Riverside for a delicious steak dinner and then drove in to Kansas City to see Mondo Conde and Purple Noon. Mondo Conde is the one Nic recommended highly last summer, so I was glad to see it and liked it. Then we came back to Kelly's, the place that has begun to compete with Fritz's as a college hangout. Finally Vivien and Charlie went with us up to the observatory and looked at Mars.

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