Dr. Hampl's Apartment for French Class - Monday, February 4, 1963

Dr. Hampl had our French class go out to her house a few miles out of Parkville for class this afternoon since she still wasn't well enough to come to school. She has a real nice apartment out by Melody Farms. My bad luck day - tipped over some Coke on my car coat when I laid it on the table for lunch and flunked my fist history quiz (didn't even do that last semester). Pat Frost is going to be a good reporter. She, George and I ought to really be able to swing things now - it's about time. A second February 4th in a row was a beautiful spring day. On that day last year some of us hiked to Falling Springs in Bermudas.

Lucerne Rose Tea Was This Afternoon - Sunday, February 3, 1963

Dee and I went down to Dyer's open house tonight. Tom Gale, Ron Bowman, Ron Knight, Bruce Scott, Randy Fehr and Bob Grinnell live there this year as "service" guys who run errands for the college. They have a nice layout. Their theme was the White House. I listened to the First Family comedy record which I hadn't heard all the way through yet. The Lucerne Rose Tea was this afternoon. It was very nice, except only one senior girl, Peggy Rabe, really showed up. It was interesting visiting with the faculty wives though. History is dull this time, but I guess I better get it read. We have a picture of Chestnut with our toilet seats that Kathy's taking reprint orders for.

"Persephone" by Philharmonic, Park Choir - Saturday, February 2, 1963

Goodness, this has been quite the (sunny) Groundhog's Day. I heard the Park College Choir perform Stravinsky's "Persephone" with the Kansas City Philharmonic, heard the Philharmonic's American Premier performance of Earle Brown's "Available Forms No. 1," Jim Hunter asked me to the ICC dance, and Vivien asked me to be a bridesmaid for her wedding next December. I guess that's to make up for another of my unlucky breaks - what Dr. Reynolds saw me buying in Busch's - after I walked all the way down to Parkville to get them [pads]. If I wrote that, I should also mention running into Dr. Reynolds and Dr. Boorstin a week ago Friday skipping one of the first assemblies I've ever skipped. Sometimes I can't win, but I certainly did today!!

Saw "Hatari," After Seeing Hatari Plane - Friday, February 1,1963

The movie "Hatari" was really good. We saw a Hatari plane parked at the Cleveland airport last summer. This afternoon, since Dr. Hampl wasn't there again today, I went in to Kansas City with Margie and Nancy. Since I bought some stuff at the bookstore and my Hell Week reprints and have to save $2.50 for "Persephone" tomorrow night, I didn't spend any more of the $10.00 check Mom sent yesterday. Some virus is going around. Karen Lewis had it first - they thought it was measles. Bob Young, who was in the health center, too, has it now, and Jim Hurst, who had been up to visit Margie, went up tonight with it! Here's wondering.

Chestnut Stole, Returned Toilet Seats - Thursday, January 31, 1963

Today began when we awoke to discover that Hawley's john seats had all been stolen durig the night by Chestnut and ended when they returned them tonight. They had real cute sayings written on them in felt point pen. Third floor gave them a stare treatment, then imprisoned one (Ron Cooperman) in the end stall, and as he yelled out the window to the guys leaving to help him, we proceeded to entwine him in toilet paper. During our ed psych break tonight Carolyn and I started playing a paper cup and wastepaper basket basketball game with Gary Bruce and Bob Grinnell.

Received a Very Nice "Care" Package - Wednesday, January 20, 1963

Hawley is having a surprise party for Copley tonight but I don't think I'll go since I'm a sophomore and none of the other three of the "four" are going. As soon as they get gone, I think I will go mail my letter home, however. Nancy and I went up to the health center tonight to see Margie. While we were there George called up and wanted me to stop past Nickel to read two more galleys that weren't ready this afternoon. I went to vespers tonight. The history test wasn't bad. I might even get a B on this one. Dr. Hampl wasn't there for French so we have to go in the morning. I got a very nice "care" package - my dress, some fondant, peanuts, crackers, date bars. Oh, I'm WRA secretary.

Robert Frost Died This Morning at Age 88 - Tuesday, January 29, 1963

Robert Frost died this morning. His "and that has made all the difference" had been running through my mind just recently. The radio just now closed a tribute to his life with those lines. In fact I told Margie this afternoon when I informed her he had died that I thought he had written that line in "The Road Not Taken." The greatest American poet since Longfellow - 88 years old. The Park Progressives music group sang this morning in assembly. They played my game. I think they liked it. I handled the WRA election for a while during supper. I got some information from Mr. Mitchell for the Stylus about a Kansas City weekend work camp - it would be nice to take part in.