Personality Test Out of the Way - Thursday, December 19, 1963

For some remarkable reason I don't feel very tired in spite of the fact that I've been going like I have. Physiological psychology - there's just too much to learn - so maybe I won't. Horrors! I took the personality test today to get it out of the way. It was hard, but I hope I came out okay for the course. Dean Gibson wasn't there so I took it in the old public relations office. I got a C- on the soc test and a C+ for the course. He graded each question and I got a B on the one I nearly lost sleep worrying that it would flunk me!?!

Christmas Dinner in Commons - Wednesday, December 18, 1963

Well, so far pretty good - I hope. I made three attempts, everyone else two, before I got the social problems test taken. First of all, I had memorized the finals schedule wrong - it was at 10:15, not 8:00. Then at 10:15 Mr. Gibson didn't show up because he thought the test was to be at 3:00! So we had to take it tonight at 6:30. Now I have to study for my personality test which I want to take tomorrow at 1:00. They finally got around to serving a Christmas dinner in Commons.

An Advent Tryst in Our Room - Tuesday, December 17, 1963

I didn't finish my resource outline until almost 4:00. I got it over to Mackay just in time to meet Mr. Carey on his way home. Such luck - also I finished my last page on the last line, so that there wasn't any gap between it and the part that I had done earlier beginning at the top of a page. I don't feel tired for having gotten up at 4:30, but I'm afraid I'm running out of time just the same. I was in charge of an Advent Tryst in our room tonight. I guess I'm the new Lucerne president. I only had time to see Fred at meals today.

A Picture From Fred - Monday, December 16, 1963

I'm afraid I'm going to have to risk a late paper for Mr. Carey - I'm just getting started on the "developing the unit" part of my resource unit outline. Except for going to class and some time with Fred, I spent the entire day working on it. Fred Alexander Haenisch gave me a picture tonight. We've been having fun teasing Evelyn by calling her Edna (her first name), so we decided Jim, Fred and I could be called by our middle names! What fun we don't have - at the same time, I'm still worried about everything I have to do.

Christmas Presents For Each Other - Sunday, December 15, 1963

Fred gave me my Christmas present tonight and I gave him his. He gave me a pretty cultured pearl and diamond set pendant on a sterling silver chain. I gave him a slide viewer. Between devoting time to Fred and and working on my resource unit, I passed the day in a hurry. I called Phyllis about going home, but she had to call back since the Tarkio switchboard was out of order and I couldn't get through. Nickel and Stephens went Christmas caroling tonight - Hawley, Herr House and the President's House. It was real nice - but cold!

More Library Gems - Saturday, December 14, 1963

I went back to Kansas City and got some stuff at the library. Some children's books about Kansas City will be gems - now to put it all together. I can't believe what I have to do in less than a week. Oh well, so we live or die. I picked up the shoes I had dyed for Vivien's wedding. I got Fred a slide viewer for Christmas. It was so crowded in the city - yet I ran into Vivien and Charlie, Sharon MacEachern and Janet Eger within 15 minutes. I guess Varners are going to Iowa on Wednesday or Thursday rather than stopping here as they thought they might be able to do.

"Steady" Boyfriends and Studies - Friday, December 13, 1963

I've still got some things to learn - like how to make a graceful leave-taking - if I was tired before Fred came at 11:00, then I'm bound to be dead by morning (12:45 now). He's wonderful. I always wondered how girls found time for both "steady" boyfriends and studies. It's not hard! I only wish finals weren't this week. I've never seen time go so fast. I worked for an hour tonight, then came back for our nice Stephens party with our stockings. The Morrills and Mr. Gibson were here. I got a B+ on the personality paper I threw together in such a hurry.