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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.

Took Schwartzes to the Captain's Table - Tuesday, August 20, 1963

We took Schwartzes to the Captain's Table tonight for what was a real nice supper. Everyone else had catfish or shrimp but I had chicken. After we ate Phyllis and I went to the miniature golf course where the Y-Whizzers went tonight. Phyllis and I played the second time around with Bob Davis and Ben Leeper. They're real nice. I do hope I get the college page done, but I'm having lots to do this week and haven't gotten around to calling those who didn't call in yet. I got Mom and Dad a Better Homes and Gardens cookbook (barbecue) for their anniversary on behalf of us girls, and some nice half-price stationery for myself.

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