Individual Yearbook Picture Taking - Monday, November 4, 1963

We just had a house meeting. I've gotten myself into making invitations for open house. Another obligation made today - refereeing three basketball games with Nancy. She and I went to look at the Danger - Closed broken down Dearing footbridge tonight. We're not trying to flunk out or anything. Mr. Carey showed me how to use the opaque and overhead projectors today. Mr. DeCloud began taking individual Narva pictures - only 60, but 20 ahead of any other first day at Park. Mrs. Nix sent the cranberry velveteen for my bridesmaid's dress. In ten minutes I'll be 21.

Waving at a Train - Sunday, November 3, 1963

Herr House open house was tonight. Their rooms looked so nice. I could hardly recognize Margie's and my old room that Betsy McCoy had painted ivory. I'm afraid Mr. DeCloud will raise Cain when he sees Monday's sign-up sheet for individual pictures - kind of on the slim side. Nancy and I ran down to wave at Phyllis and Joyce when their train came through Parkville at 5:15. We just got there in time. Hope it was their train - it went so fast. Well, since I am on the sleepy side, I guess I'll go to bed and aim for a 5:00 rising.

Phyllis Was Here Today - Saturday, November 2, 1963

Phyllis was here from 1:30 to 6:00 today. Millers brought her over from Independence and came to get her this evening before going to their grandmother's. Phyllis wanted to go along. We had a good visit and she got to meet quite a few of the kids. It really was neat since we've never actually seen each other as "college" students, but during vacations. I spent the evening with George Fiencke. I don't even have all of the health center records typed, let alone schedules for helping with Narva picture taking. The funeral company that we didn't borrow the funeral grass from after all for the float called to tell me Barbara McDowell at Park College had signed the invoice as having taken out three pieces. What next?

Pay Day - $42 - Friday, November 1, 1963

I read physiological psychology and finally finished it just before class. But we didn't have a quiz, thankfully. Several kids have gone home this weekend that Phyllis won't be able to meet. Too bad she couldn't have been here last weekend. I have the health center reports to do now - on Tuesday the month wasn't over yet. I got $42 today - pay day - and put it all on deposit. I'm thankful to have gotten a C on the personality test. I have a C+ mid-term grade.

Serenading a 1907 Park Graduate - Thursday, October 31, 1963

I just got back from the Frankenstein Halloween horror show - what a good way to pass phys psych! I also missed Nickel's party for Stephens since I thought I'd better go to the LLC serenade of a 1907 Park graduate, a former Lowell president on campus today, following a reception for him at the President's House. Oh well, can't win them all! What was done was fun. Mr. Gibson was so impressed with my paper that he gave me an A++! I see by student council minutes I have been appointed to the Crow's Nest and final Who's Who selection committees. Kathy O. cut my hair tonight - and made posters about Narva pictures for us!

Enthusiasm For Writing Papers - Wednesday, October 30, 1963

I just finished my social problems paper - finally! I still have a short one to do in the morning for theory and technique - on the use of opaque and overhead projectors. I wish I could put as much enthusiasm, for the most part, into the end result of "studying" as I do writing papers. Karen was over tonight to help me with the posters and Narva pictures. I got a pretty gold pin with gold sets from Mrs. Cowan. Everyone thought the personality test was really awful.

A Personality Test Tomorrow - Tuesday, October 29, 1963

There is a personality test tomorrow, and I have to have my paper in by Thursday noon if I want to raise my mid-term soc grade above a D. As long as I'm not worried, I guess that's the main thing. I mean, I suppose I should be, but I can function better when I'm not. Jim brought Evelyn some potted plants, so our room has become a "jungle." After I typed up the yearbook picture sign-up sheets at five-minute intervals (I typed 2:60 instead of 3:00), I found out Mr. DeCloud wants them at four-minute intervals!