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.
A House Meeting of a Serious Nature - Sunday, October 15, 1961
Tonight we had a house meeting of the serious nature that money has been taken in Hawley. Whoever took it is to return it to Mom Hawkins before tomorrow night. Vivien, Janet, Margie and I made pizzas tonight. We had a half of one apiece. I didn't get much studying done again this weekend. I could kick myself. I took two more colored pictures this morning going to and from chapel. There was a jazz concert this afternoon but I didn't go. I guess Johnny Desmond from the national Glenn Miller TV show was there.
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2 comments:
Your camera and film comments has really made me think alot about how all that has changed. I remember when ruining a picture or two on a roll was a big deal because it was wasted money. We could never have imagined something where you can shoot as much as you want without fear of spending money.
Have you talked with your grandson Sam yet about how that kind of picture taking worked?
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