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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.

We Opened Christmas Presents Tonight - Wednesday, December 23, 1964

Since we're starting to Pittsburgh early in the morning, we opened our presents tonight. I received a Who's Who 10 karat gold charm, blue mohair sweater, pajamas, gloves, diary, daily reminder, Lily of the Valley after-bath freshener, talc and soap, hose, blouse, and cosmetic bag, from Phyl, a gold and pearl circle pin, from Virginia Old Spice perfume, from Ann a green lounge pillow, from Grandma Kay a white scarf, from Schwartzes sachet and a clutch purse. It was a nice Christmas. Now we're packed and ready to get an early (4:00) start. Phyl's grades came and were pretty good. Wish I knew mine!

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