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.
Baccalaureate Sermon Said a Lot Well - Sunday, May 24, 1964
We went to baccalaureate since Virginia and Ann were in the band. The sermon by Rev. Ulrich of the Wellman Baptist Church, "Decision Decides Destiny," said a lot well. Baccalaureates or commencements always remind me of my own. This afternoon I felt too lazy to do anything except lie in the back yard and attempt to get more tan. As far as the yearbook goes, maybe we'll get it out this century, maybe next. I really am waiting to see how many more pictures Karen sends me, as that could make some difference in the final layout.
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