About the diary writer
- Barbara McDowell Whitt
- Kansas City, Missouri, Alexandria, Virginia, United States
- ~ 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.
PSAT Test - Wednesday, October 19, 1960
Back to school, although I had the morning off to take the PSAT test. It was pretty hard, of course, but I think it was easier than the National Merit Qualifyig Test. I may not have to go to Cedar Rapids to try out for All-State after all, if Frank Stransky goes in my place. I hope I catch up on all of my work shortly. I love weekends, even if so far they've been nothing but school-catcher-uppers.
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Barbara,
What a unique idea for a blog. I appreciated your visit to my blog, and sharing a bit about your background. Best to you in your writing endeavors,
Linda Phillips
Linda, thank you for posting a comment on my blog. I appreciate it. I found my way to your blog because we both have named On Golden Pond as one of our favorite movies. I loved your poem about your decision to begin blog writing.
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