Skipped Lunch to Participate in Fast for Freedom - Monday, December 14, 1964

Our study break to open our Christmas stockings was a lot of fun. Kathy had my name. My "gadgets" were Mickey Mouse scissors, a toy bank, magnifying glass, compass and squirt gun. We had everyone looking for the key to the bank when I threw it away with the wrapping paper. More fun! We had a half hour student council meeting tonight. There wasn't a quorum so no action could be taken. I read more on motivational theory tonight, but haven't gotten too far studying for the music test. I must get busy. I gave Evelyn a basket filled with nuts and peppermints. I skipped lunch along with others - money saved is for UCCF [United Christian College Fund] Fast for Freedom for southern Negro families.

Choir Members were in Kansas City TV Show - Sunday, December 13, 1964

I attended my fourth Park College Christmas choir concert with Judy and Margaret. It was very good. We also saw some of the choir members sing three songs in a special program of Christmas music from the Kansas City area in a taped TV show at 1:00. It was fun to sit by kids who were in it and listen to their reactions. We had a guest speaker for chapel. Judy and I helped usher today. I do believe we were the only ones there not fulfilling chapel attendance. I've been reading in preparation for my paper for Dr. Pai.

Impressed with Quality of Writing and Character - Saturday, December 12, 1964

I went with Winnie to the play, A Streetcar Named Desire, tonight. Jan Studer, a freshman, did an outstanding job with the lead. This afternoon I worked on chords and music fundamentals for Tuesday's test and recorded playing. Evelyn and I practiced her song some. We're going to see if Mr. Chronister will let each team present just one song instead of two in our allotted fifteen minutes. I had such a nice talk with Dr. Myers in Mackay this afternoon. He said he is very impressed with the quality of my writing. And he said something about my character, especially for a girl - and a lot more.

Spoke with Two Women at KCMSD Board Building - Friday, December 11, 1964

Stephens gave a Christmas party for Nickel in Millsap Lounge tonight. It really was a lot of fun. We played games, pulled taffy, in general goofed off, and we gave each guy a Christmas stocking (one for Dammitt II, too) and a tree for the dorm. This afternoon I took a bus in to talk with Dr. Marion Simmons and Mrs. Virginia Brown in the Kansas City School District Board of Education building about our remedial reading program. They gave me many constructive insights. Maybe this can be a "start" toward "working my way up in educational circles."

With an A on Art Notebook, Hoping for A in Art - Thursday, December 10, 1964

One final is out of the way. I'm hoping for (and I think should get) an A in art. She graded some of our notebooks while we took the test. I got an A on mine. The LLCs lost to the ACCs in basketball. We led at the half, 9-7. I made 7 points, all in the first half. We had a Stephens birthday party for Barb Page - it turned into a "complaint" session. Then Leslie's committee met to talk about our party for Nickel. Dr. Pai said Miss Dyer made no comment on my student teaching evaluation. I don't know how to feel about that.

Holly Came Again for Her Tutoring in Reading - Wednesday, December 9, 1964

It was nice to see Holly again today. They had called Monday to say she had a cold but I didn't get the message. I had a talk with Evelyn this afternoon. She was upset about her student teaching evaluation. (Miss Dyer hasn't returned mine yet.) Tonight I've been re-reading for our art test. I hope I can get enough read tomorrow so that I can do my best. I have my notebook finished except to get together my magazine pictures.

People Have Been Congregating in Our Lounge - Tuesday, December 8, 1964

We have most of the dorm's stuffed animals in "watching" our tree. And it's amazing how many people have been congregating in the lounge the last few nights. We're having to lock our lounge door at night - we don't want anyone to "steal" the tree! I've been typing up pages for my art notebook. If I can just make it through next Tuesday "with flying colors," I'll really be able to have a ball Wednesday and Thursday. I won't have any finals left except an oral music presentation with Evelyn.