Miss Michigan is Miss America - Saturday, September 10, 1960

We have just seen Miss Michigan become Miss America 1961. Last week we were taking baths  to keep cool--now we have to have the heater on when we take them. Mom spent all day in her flower border, digging up and transplanting irises, etc. I spent quite a while on some English speech introductions.

Golden Hawks Win First Game - Friday, September 9,1960

The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks began their history tonight with a 19-0 win over Sigourney. Whoopee! We kids rode the student bus. The pep band played. It has turned cold and we can sleep upstairs again. We had a chemistry quiz. I missed 10. I also heard of a -3 and a -15--, so:? I spent the second half with Helen Birkey, a nice girl from Wellman.

The Babysitter's Goof of Goofs - Thursday, September 8, 1960

I babysat for Fudges tonight for $2.50 advance pay from the faculty while they took them to the Captain's Table. I goofed the babysitters' goof of goofs, perhaps--let someone (Hawns) in (to fix the refrigerator handle so I could get Becky her milk). Then in walked Mr. and Mrs. Fudge. But they were nice people. I didn't get my homework done. I have to help with the news one study hall tomorrow.

A Root Beer Float - Wednesday, September 7, 1960

Miss Orr came to ride Duke tonight and then Miss Asby and Miss Gerling came. Instead of eating dinner at school, Shirley Slaubaugh and I walked downtown. I had a root beer float. We worked out some of the paper staff during study hall. We had our school pictures taken for identification cards. I began my first research paper for government (since he said for us to).

The Golden Feather and The Hawk - Tuesday, September 6, 1960

School got out early again, but I had to stay for a newspaper and annual editors' meeting. If I hadn't seen Orleana and come home with her, I don't know how long I would have had to wait for the activity bus. We're going to call the paper the Golden Feather and the annual the Hawk. It's so hard to concentrate on studying with the heat. They had a science club meeting tonight but that seems a long way to go for something I'm not really interested in.

Eclipse of the Moon - Monday, September 5, 1960

We didn't have school since it was Labor Day. I spent practically the whole day getting my school work caught up. I carried a box of trash to the ditch and picked a chicken. Mom dressed the three that Kleinschmidts gave us and we've been feeding. We all got up at 3:30 and saw portions of the total eclipse of the moon. It was a perfect night.

Poster Contests - Sunday, September 4, 1960

Today we changed church time back to 10:00 instead of 9:00. I read my chemistry and government and began ideas for two poster contests (corn picker safety and Farm Bureau). Cuddebacks were here tonight. Washington has had the state's hottest for four days, now probably five. I believe it!