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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.

Tracks in Snow, Noises and a Man Running Bring Two Policemen to Dorm - Friday, March 2, 1962

I've had to spend Friday night studying world lit. Hope it pays off at least a little. Quite a few were around the dorm tonight. We had some excitement last night. Tracks in the snow, noises and an open side door in the past days have indicated someone has been prowling around the dorm at night. Last night when some of the girls were investigating noises they heard while in the lounge, Donna Marshall looked out the door and saw a man. He ran. Tonight we're going to have two policemen keep watch from second floor's store room.

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