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.
Remaining Second Floor Gang Had a Party - Tuesday, September 4, 1962
The entire remaining second floor gang got together tonight down in Carolyn and Karen's room for the neatest party - decorations and food (simple) included. After several of them left Judy and Jan came over from Hawley. We left finally at 1:30. Registration was today. I'm taking French, religion, psychology, sociology and American history. Oh yes, and modern dance and bowling for gym. There was a square dance tonight and "booths" for the freshmen sponsored by the social clubs. Oh, life! College - the greatest!
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2 comments:
Your enthusiasm makes me think maybe I missed out on something!
Ron, perhaps my mom was right when she said that SUI and ISU would be too big for me to make friends easily. I am, however, forever grateful that I took the Park College route.
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