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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.

A Thank You Card From Dr. Romani - Wednesday, March 6, 1963

After all my "trouble" with the last two articles last night Carol wasn't able to find room for them (thanks to Dr. Urban's lovely long book review). I told her Dr. Hamilton would choke me. I was talking to Rev. Seamans this afternoon about transportation to and from the work camp, WUS, and the Amana Colonies and Mennonites (he went to SUI and used to preach in Iowa) - we just had "Bizarre American Religious Sects" in religion class. I think he may be asking me to lead vespers some time. Ann had it tonight. Dr. Romani was really thrilled with his "Happy Birthday" song, Mom said. He sent third floor a cute card that said "Thank you - I was tickled pink."

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