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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.

Kay is Queen Candidate But Will Miss Ceremony - Thursday, October 1, 1964

It was bad enough when Dee overheard Miss Anderson in public relations call Kay and ask her what her hometown paper was and figured out that she must be a queen candidate. But then when we found out she'll be gone next Saturday to be in Sue Birrell's wedding, things really flew. Dee, Liz, Kay, Evelyn and I finally decided that if Kay is a candidate, it should remain as such. She's going to miss the crowning ceremony, but she'll fly back in time for the dance. I don't believe it. I got along quite well with the top reading group. I typed letters for Mr. Chronister until I could hardly see straight.

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