We Had 12:00 Hours Tonight Since There Are No Classes Tomorrow - Wednesday, April 11, 1962

No classes tomorrow because of Graduate Record Examinations for the seniors. We had 12:00 hours tonight. Ooh, I didn't do any homework tonight. Oh well, I guess a person should take it easy occasionally. I did accomplish some constructive things, vespers, French Circle, and finished typing Paul's paper. I'll get 75 cents for it. Dear Miss Hampl went into the "Men Only" section of the dorm tonight at French Circle. The three boys sat in the lounge crossing their fingers!

We Have a Planning Meeting About Our Canoe Trip - Tuesday, April 10, 1962

We just had a meeting - the seven of us who are taking the canoe trip. We think we'll go May 5 - if our sponsors   agree. Judy Jones and I listened to music records tonight. It was very amusing to to hear the different guys who came in talk about it. I actually made it half away across the ladder in apparatus class. I've been acting sort of crazy today - I guess I have spring fever. Nobody seems to object. We had a pop bottle quartet, marched, danced, played with the snake, had a duel, yakked like nuts, sang, laughed, etc. And I've had a sore throat all day.

Back in the Swing of Things, Late Hours for Watching Academy Awards - Monday, April 9, 1962

My job about wore me out today. I had all of last week's magazines to check in. There's still a big stack of old ones to put on the stacks. We stepped right back in to the swing of things today. I gave my talk on three of the muscles for anatomy class. We discussed Baroque music in class. We hadn't been having regular class meetings but had been studying on our own. Paul Heyden called me up tonight and wanted me to type a paper for him. This call didn't turn out to be as far-fetched as that other one! We have late hours for watching the Academy Awards tonight. I never have watched much of them.

We've Been Arriving Back on Campus All Day - Sunday, April 8, 1962

We've been arriving back on campus all day. I was the first one back to Hawley. Pat Frost and Judy X had been here all week. My train was right on time, but if I had waited till tomorrow it probably wouldn't have been. I didn't notice Fred Kieslar two seats in front of me till just before we got to KC. We split the price of a taxi to Park. I went down to Parkville Presbyterian Church this morning. Mom Hawkins had "fits" over my rubber snake. It's currently on Judy Percival's pillow - she hates snakes with a passion. Gloria Brown and Judy Lacefield dumped me in a third floor shower tonight.

Ready to Catch the 3:20 A.M. Train Back to Kansas City - Saturday, April 7, 1962

A fast but enjoyable vacation is over. I'll be catching the 3:20 A.M. train in a few hours. This afternoon we went to Wellman for Phyllis and Linda Jo to set up their science fair exhibits. Phyllis's is "Antibiotic Research of Organisms in the Soil" using some of my old soil samples. Then we drove out and walked around the new school. It's coming along nicely. I helped Phyllis do chores again. We went down to Cuddebacks for a few minutes this morning. This was about the nicest day we've had all week.

Enjoying a Quiet Day and Taking Time to Read in "Don Quixote" - Friday, April 6, 1962

I got to drive the new car up to get the mail this morning. Leland Griggs came over to show me how to get it in "park" when he saw me having trouble with it. I went over to see Norma (and Maud) for an hour this morning. Then I came back and got dinner. I read several chapters of "Don Quixote." I "did chores" tonight - fed the chickens and washed the eggs. I saw Linda Scott go through Chester this evening so I called her up tonight. She came home for the weekend with Beth.

Visited Teachers and Classes at MPHS Today - Thursday, April 5, 1962

I visited school today and had a very profitable time. I went to Spanish class with Phyllis, then to Mrs. Kephart's journalism class and had a nice visit with her, stayed for junior English class, and then pleased Mrs. Whitten and Curt by working on a yearbook page. I also got in on two of Mrs, Fordyce's classes. It was good seeing everyone again. I talked to Mrs. Leary a little at noon. The "Roaring 20's Revue" tonight was real good.