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.
Looked for Book by Benjamin Fairless - Wednesday, November 29, 1961
I didn't get a whole lot done today. I slept till 10:00. Then I wrote a letter home, went to dinner, and wrote to Mrs. Kephart and by that time it was 3:00. I went downtown to see if the Platte County Library had a copy of Benjamin Fairless' book. They didn't so I guess I'll get that speech ready during Christmas vacation. Sharon Fritts went down with me since she was on the way to the chapel for her lesson, and Mr. Robbins' funeral wasn't over yet. They got a note at home saying I had a D- mid-term grade in art. I thought it was a D. I guess Daddy just said "Huh" and didn't act worried. If it's the last thing I do I'll lick that course. Vivien's doing her philosophy paper. I have pains in my chest.
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"I have pains in my chest."!?
Maybe I was experiencing "vicarious suffering" following the floor counselor's mother's heart attack the night before! Both she and I were okay.
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