Mom Helped Me Pack, Took Slides - Saturday, April 20, 1963

The girls and Mom got to Park about 12:30 today. Daddy had to help lay tile so didn't come along. I hadn't quite gotten everything packed when I went to lunch with Nancy and when we got back they were in my room (as I just knew they would be, I had left them a note not to despair too much over the mess) but with Mom's help it didn't take us too long to get ready to go. Mom took a few slides around campus and then we drove up to Alfalfa Point. We drove up to Tarkio, Phyl's college, then. It's nice, too. They hadn't gotten out of the car last fall. We're spending the night at Red Oak.

Evelyn's Home and Family Are Nice - Friday, April 19, 1963

A whip-poor-will clearly calls on the hill. Margie has gone home and for the first time I know what it is like to have a college room all my own. I am halfway through college, and my four hours' sleep last night say "go to bed." This evening I went out to Evelyn's house. She certainly has a nice family. They are a lot like us, remind me of Helen Birkey and her family. The religion and history tests weren't bad at all (the Wednesday night kids for the religion test said it was really bad). I read the first question wrong though and defined all seven terms rather than just five - rats! I got a B for poli sci! Yippee!

Need to Study for Religion, History Finals - Thursday, April 18, 1963

Religion and history yet to go. I don't like the idea of having to take one right after the other very well, but lots of other kids are in the same predicament. Can't wait till exactly twelve hours from now - I'll just be finishing the history final and hopefully, yet sadly, will be halfway through college. I only had a 66 percentile on the French standardized test - right in the middle of the class. Hope I can still get a B for French. In elementary phys ed we had to review a magazine article we had read and evaluate the course. Must study, study, study - but where, I'm not quite sure.

Family Will Leave for Park Early Saturday - Wednesday, April 17, 1963

The day of the big ordeal approaches - of course, tomorrow's French test won't be a minor thing. I went over the last unit's religion notes tonight - this, I feel, will will be a harder test than the other two this term. A letter from home again today - they were disappointed that I didn't get the editorship, of course. I hope it hadn't been built up too much ahead of time outside the family - I doubt it. They are leaving early Saturday morning to come down here. I got a B+ for ed psych (B on the final).

Will Start Studying for Finals - Tuesday, April 16, 1963

Well, I studied today, but not for my last three finals yet. I'll get to them tonight and tomorrow. I feel good that the pressure doesn't seem too bad. And last night I went to bed early and slept twelve hours. When I got what was an SNEA [Student National Education Association] ballot out of my box today I noticed that they have me running for president along with Judy Mosiman and Roberta Jeorse. They were tarring Hawley's roof today. We were not to use the side door "for fear of our lives." Oh, this beautiful weather! Some of the kids found out their ed psych grades - wish I knew mine! I guess there were seven A's. I hope!

This Term's Religion Paper: "Too Condensed" - Monday, April 15, 1963

Ce n'est pas possible! I'm almost halfway through college. The poli sci test I think I did quite well on (I hope I get a B for the course now. We still have our discussion final on Wednesday though). I got a 96 on my religion term paper - marvelous for no more time than I put into it. This time he said it was "too condensed." No, I can't win! Dorm phone jobs for next year are likely filled says Dean White - it doesn't help matters when you end up with a six hour job. I never got the additional six I had wanted for this year. I might be able to work for the mailing room or cook at the health center.  

Said "Zotz!" and Plane Tilted its Wings - Sunday, April 14, 1963

This was a beautiful Easter Sunday. It's a shame that there are always so few people in chapel. They liked my new dress. This afternoon I studied in one of the Mackay rooms. Jim Fitzroy was there, too. We had been looking out the window when I saw a plane flying over the river which I pointed at and said "Zotz!" (The movie "Zotz!" Friday night centered around the translation of an ancient coin that resulted in the power of destruction by the holder of the coin for anything he pointed at and said "Zotz!") I nearly dropped dead when at that very moment the plane tilted its wings!