A Ride to Iowa - Wednesday, December 12, 1962

I thought I'd be writing home tonight to say they could meet my train next Thursday morning. Mom sent Edna's letter saying they could stop for me next Friday but they both thought I'd still be taking finals Friday. I meanwhile thought I'd be done Wednesday so thought I'd go ahead by train. Then I went to French class and Dr. Hampl provided a nice happy medium: a standardized French test on Thursday. So I guess I'll wait till Friday and have Esteps pick me up. I'll be one of the last kids left on campus, but this way I can rest up Thursday night and not get in at that inconvenient hour. I must work on my psych paper.

A New 16 MM Movie About Park College - Tuesday, December 11, 1962

It was one of those really cold winter days today. In assembly, after President Morrill gave some nice thoughts on Christmas, we saw the new 16 mm Park College movie. It was very good. It would sell me on Park College any day. I was in it at least three times, all from the fall of our freshman year: helping Vivien move into Hawley, in the snake dance, and watching the Hell Week softball game. I think I'll go to bed and get up early. I feel beat, and have a slight cold, too, so it will do me the most good. I did an article on the Military Degree Completion Program and hurried it down to the print shop at 5:15.

Turned in Religion Paper - Monday, December 10, 1962

I took the religion paper over to Mackay this morning and got it there just before 7:00. Some of the kids who got theirs back today got A+s after staying up Friday night to do them - I don't think they had put as much work in on them, so maybe my work was in vain (but not as far as my own personal satisfaction is concerned). I guess I'm doing my psych paper on mental telepathy. It better be short and to the point for a change! It snowed. It's so beautiful. I spent some time with Vivien this afternoon getting psych books. I rarely see her any more.

Finished Religion Paper is 50 Pages - Sunday, December 9, 1962

My religion paper is finished! Gosh, when I said it'd take a miracle to get me through the trimester, I didn't consider it including a 50 page religion paper. Guess I'll take graduate work in religion and hand it in as my thesis! Christmas at Park was today. The choir concert was magnificent. We all stood up for the Messiah. Then we had a lovely Christmas dinner with the brass quintet playing Christmas songs. But I couldn't go to the party in the J.R. - after I finally finished typing the paper I rushed it over to Mackay at 11:40 only to find it locked. I can't win! That means "in the morning ____."

Religion Research Paper is Not Finished - Saturday, December 8, 1962

All day long today, whenever I've taken time out from my paper to come up to the floor (I'm typing it in the trunk room) someone invariably asks me how it's coming. Gosh, it's 37 pages already with a lot of that being single space quotes. Gee, I hope it's okay. I would have been crazy to stay up all night - there's still quite a way to go before it's finished. Barbara McDowell, you've done it again! When will you ever learn? Honestly, the only things I did today besides work on the paper were eat three meals, make a trip to the library, and clean my fingernails and polish them!

Will Go to Bed at 2:00 AM - Friday, December 7, 1962

It looks like my religion paper isn't going to be handed in tomorrow at 7:00. It's 2:00 a.m. and I've rationalized myself into coming to bed. I'll only lose one point anyway - that's not worth staying up all night for when I probably couldn't finish it anyway. I've heard and know of instances when he hasn't been very strict with late papers. Herr House played Nickel in a challenge basketball game tonight but I wasn't able to go. Good thing I don't live in Herr House, or I'd probably have been playing. I would have liked to, but it would have been crazy with a paper due in the morning. I'm crazy anyway, I suppose.

Long Way to Go on Religion Paper - Thursday, December 6, 1962

I've got a long way to go on my religion paper, but it should be a good paper that had better earn me at least a C for religion. We got our pictures back. Mine are good, though the pose is more like last year's than I had remembered. I gave one to Judy Paxton who does an excellent job of coloring for 50 cents. Put in a small gold frame, it will make Mom a nice Christmas present. For the record: I stopped to talk to him for a second in the J.R. this morning - he was doing French. I went to the first half of the Park-Tarkio game, but the kids I met at church evidently didn't come.