Tonight We Went to the Honor Society Alumni Banquet - Friday, May 21, 1965

Ann went to the sophomore party while Phyllis, Virginia and I went to the honor society alumni banquet. Joyce Covan went along to the party. Mary Ann Miller was at the banquet. It was nice to see her again. There really weren't very many alumni there. It should be held in the late summer. I took a turn riding the bike out the back road - it seems to work pretty well for the dog's daily run. Mom brought me some of her school materials that will be helpful in our remedial reading program.

Dr. Pai Called About Organizing Reading Program - Thursday, May 20, 1965

Dr. Pai called me this morning. He wants me to go down early to get things set up for the reading program, so I told him I'd try to go down next Wednesday. Now I guess I really can consider myself the coordinator as well as the organizer. Sometimes I feel indispensable. Everyone seemed to like the skit that Phyllis and I organized for Grandma for the social circle. Phyllis spoke the part of a foreign student in Spanish, and a beer can completed my "delinquent" characterization. The others did well, too. Mrs. Mangold wants Phyllis to teach the junior high Bible School class since I won't be able to.

Made Sugar Chalk and Used it for Three Drawings - Wednesday, May 19, 1965

I tried making some "sugar chalk" today but the chalk I used didn't work very well. Nevertheless, I tried being artistic and did three chalk drawings - a symbolic one called Krap Egelloc, one based on the "volets and rusty cans" of the commencement speech, and a still life of the tall blue vase and plant. I looked through more magazines for pictures, and sent back my alumni association ballot and meal reservations for alumni weekend since I'll be there anyway - the days pass quickly.

Found a New York Publisher for Children's Literature Book - Tuesday, May 18, 1965

I borrowed Oneita's copy of the Writer's Handbook and found a publisher to send the book I did for children's lit to for an appraisal. It will be interesting to see what a New York publisher has to say. I wrote to Dr. Pai about what I thought was necessary to do concerning the reading program and wrote to Evelyn. We went out to Reif's for lunch. This afternoon and this evening I called seven people - and Phyl one - about the skit Grandma wants to do for their social circle.

Will be Coordinating Remedial Reading Program - Monday, May 17, 1965

Well, it looks as if the month of June has been cut out for me after all. Dee called me tonight - Dr. Pai told her to charge it to the education department - to see if I could go down to act as the remedial reading program coordinator since she doesn't think she'll have time. I guess they have eleven students for it now. This makes us about back where we started from. I was just thinking today I wonder what I'd be doing if I was getting ready for the program - I don't think I will do much ahead of time. I sunbathed and looked through magazines for third grade pictures. This evening I helped Mom plant petunias and ageratums.

We Went with Some in Youth Fellowship to Lake Darling - Sunday, May 16, 1965

We girls went with some of the others in youth fellowship to Lake Darling this evening. Phyllis, Sharon and I had been invited as "alumni." We had a lot of fun more or less just "goofing off." Even Rev. Peters was clowning around. We had a "sea" burial for a little dead mouse we found. David Johnson taught me how to skip stones on the water. There were some Parsons kids there - I thought there would be. Mom hasn't been feeling very well this weekend. She has felt tired for about two weeks now.

Virginia Looked Nice Tonight Ready to go to the Prom - Saturday, May 15, 1965

Phyllis and I spent the afternoon working out at Grandma and Grandpa's. She harrowed while I mowed grass. It rained once but just a drop - then at 4:30 a sudden rain came up and we quit for the day. I found three nice mushrooms in the corner by the little cherry tree - just when I was cautiously thinking about and on the lookout for snakes. And this morning as I was thinking about the thicker seeming Avon creme rinse - I was washing my hair - Mrs. Hahn, the Avon lady, rang the doorbell. Virginia looked so nice tonight. She went to the prom with Ron.

Went with Grandma to Grace Hill Mother-Daughter Dessert - Friday, May 14, 1965

Phyllis and I went with Grandma to the Grace Hill mother-daughter dessert tonight. Betty and Ben came home for the weekend and she was there tonight. We went to town this morning. I did two loads of dry cleaning while Phyl went to the eye doctor's. She went again at 1:30 and was there for the rest of the afternoon having her eyes measured for contact lenses. I read Writer's magazines at the library. I think I'll try writing magazine fiction. We got home just in time for me to get three business type letters off before the post office closed.