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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.

Was Student Council Secretary Tonight - Tuesday, March 31, 1964

Diane had me take her place as student council secretary tonight. I'm glad I don't have that job all the time - it's wearing. We has a long meeting - till 10:00 - selecting the goon squad for next year's "Hell Week." I went down to Parkville this afternoon to get some books at the library. The weather finally got nice and warm again. Terry Seelye is the new ICC chairman. I'm going in circles trying to keep up with things. As an advisory member of the student council, I'm going to have to speak up more. I still like the way you can say what you think at Park College - people may disagree with your idea, but they don't hold it against you personally.

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