Yearbook Deadline - Saturday, December 3, 1960

If utter exhaustion doesn't get me, then I don't know what will! This morning I went over to Wellman to work on the yearbook while Mom and Phyllis went to Iowa City. They only have nine pages completed and 32 were due December 1! I got my health sheet finished up today at the doctor's. I did a little Christmas shopping. The things we ordered from Spiegels are here, so I have mine about done.

Yearbook Assignment - Friday, December 2, 1960

I babysat for Fudges tonight while they went to the girls' game here with Durant.The rest of our family went, too. The girls got beat by quite a lot. I'm about pooped from reading to Craig. Becky has sure grown. I guess I have the yearbook material satisfactorily completed. I had most of the teachers okay it and they seemed to like it. I just got the latest two Gold Feathers ready to send to Iowa City for evaluation.

Writing for Yearbook - Thursday, December 1, 1960

I've been having a lot of fun writing about all of the high school departments for the yearbook. It's the kind of thing I've always wished I could do. But it has taken lots of time and work. Here it is December. It's awful for me not to have my college application sent in. Much longer and I won't get there. I've also got to get my research paper worked on. I took my proofs back to Driscoll's Tuesday and placed my order, but they're not going to start them till after Christmas.

Yearbook Assignment - Wednesday, November 30, 1960

The school paper was real good this time in spite of all our troubles. (Yesterday I had to "correct" all of the right hand margins that someone didn't justify.) Mary Ellen gave me the job of writing about all of the department  sections for the Knowledge part of the yearbook. I got the English and science parts done tonight. I've got to get back to my college application, but there's so much school work. The wind finally stopped.

This Poor House - Tuesday, November 29, 1960

The wind is still blowing.When I came up to my room after school, one of my windows (already cracked) had broken out and the curtain was flapping like it was outdoors! This poor house! I don't think I slept half the night last night, so tonight I'm sleeping with Phyllis. We two stayed home tonight while the rest of them went to Kalona--Virginia played in the junior high band concert. I got another A on the government test, unusual for me in social studies! 

Livestock Exposition - Monday, November 28, 1960

It has really gotten cold. There's lots of snow north and west (Colorado, Scottsbluff, etc.). I stayed after school to work on the school paper--Gold Feather in case I've never mentioned it. I spent all my time typing, correcting, suggesting, answering questions, as usual. An Iowa girl had the grand champion calf again at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago.

Park College Application - Sunday, November 27, 1960

Vacation's end. There are still millions of things I could have done but didn't. I have most of my Park application filled out now. A lot's going to happen in the next year! I finally got my chemistry workbook caught up to where I should be, but I'll have to do the present assignment shortly or I'll still be behind. We had the Thanksgiving service in church. Well, school work, here I come!