Two Days of School Left - Tuesday, May 16, 1961

I can't believe that I have only two days of school left. The first two and the last two are the most "treasured" days of school. I spent all evening reading chemistry, and now I've got to "read" the last half of Of Human Bondage. I stayed after school till 5:00 to help work on the annual. That thing has a long way to go yet. I got a nice Fuller Brush comb and brush set from Leets. It will really be nice. I think I'll save it for college since Mom got me the new set last summer. Last two days, here I come.

National Honor Society Initiation - Monday, May 15, 1961

National Honor Society initiation was tonight. It was, thank heavens, very impressive. I gave out the certificates. Mr. Brown read off the new members' grade point averages, although we wish he wouldn't have. Phyllis was second highest with 95.8 and Linda Pence had 96.9. Daddy, Virginia and Ann went over, but Mom had a shower for Wanda Orr to go to. Mrs. Leary gave me a nice half slip for graduation. Today we started planning decorations for the hobo party, and I volunteered for the commencement decorations.    

Honor Society Initiation Practice - Sunday, May 14, 1961

This was Mother's Day. Ann gave Mom a box of stationery and the rest of us gave her a Betty Crocker cookbook. We had Honor Society initiation practice this afternoon. Mr. Brown wasn't even there. I'm afraid the new members weren' too favorably impressed. Some of these kids don't even give a hoot about National Honor Society. I bet they won't have any programs and my robe will no doubt drag. We sat and talked a long time at Pence's. I wish I didn't have that eezy-geezy mother-daughter tea--FHA kills me this year.

Senior Class History - Saturday, May 13, 1961

We went to town this afternoon. I bought a white purse for graduation and some gold-printed thank-you notes, although as yet I have only received my miniature cedar chest to write a thank-you for. We got a frame (finally) for my senior picture. I finished mowing what Phyllis and I didn't get done yesterday. Tonight I wrote out the senior class history for class night. Phyllis and I did some of the wash while Mom shopped. One of the washers started running water and never did stop. I wonder if it ran over. 

Graduation Dress Arrives - Friday, May 12, 1961

This is the beginning of the last weekend of my public school days--all of those wonderful weekends. My graduation dress came today. I'm so glad, because I had just gotten a card that said there'd be a slight delay. I mowed grass some and did some chemistry and French. I'm going to read awhile in Of Human Bondage. We "messed" around with carbon again in chemistry. Yesterday I blew the stopper out of a test tube--somehow--it wasn't being heated at the time. Patty Holecek took a notion to write just when I bet my letter got to her.

Mushrooms for Supper - Thursday, May 11, 1961

We started the day off by going out to Bady's timber to hunt mushrooms. Mom found three, Phyl two, and I one, and then Ann brought twenty home from Lampe's, so we had them for supper. I can't think of a satisfactory theme (one page limit) to write and apply transition appraisal to. I wrote one but don't like it very much. Everyone is giving away name cards. I never saw it done so much before. I still like mine (plain $1.35 ones) about the best of any I've seen.  

Vice President Nixon's Autograph - Wednesday, May 10, 1961

Mom, Phyllis and I went to town after school. I got a darling lavender dress at Duncan's for class night. Gretchyn Grady was in there. I went to the library to hunt up what issue of Coronet the Hobos' Code was in. Now to find the August '60 Coronet. Guess whose autograph I held this morning! Former Vice President Nixon's! That was thrilling just to look at it. Mrs. Blumenstein heard him speak in Des Moines at a $25.00 a plate dinner and got his autograph.