Wrote Evaluation Letters to Mothers of Students - Wednesday, June 30, 1965

This afternoon and early this evening I wrote evaluation letters to the mothers of each of the Tuesday - Thursday students. It was quite a task - I can just see doing it for 25 kids every nine weeks for all their subjects. I was talking to Evelyn on our Hawley phone and saying things about Tex - like "better than last semester's episodes" and "beats sitting in the dorm." Then I heard someone hang up and was horrified when Tex called up on the floor phone for me the moment I hung up. I knew it was him calling and let the phone ring five times. He said, "Are you through talking now?" He didn't say anything more - I guess I'll never know if he heard all of what I said or not. That time I chalked up a good one.  

Scored Reading Tests and Compared Month's Results - Tuesday, June 29, 1965

I have some interesting results from the reading test I gave this morning. The fact that we used different tests this time probably makes some difference in correlation, but Doug's comprehensive score was two years ahead of where he was a month ago, Bill's one year ahead, David's a month behind, Jean's two months and Scott's seven months behind. It's hard to know what to think. I got a nice red back and shoulders from sunbathing this afternoon. It rained hard just after Tex and I got back from the Dog 'N Suds so we sat in my car in the rain. Then it began to hail so Tex drove the car down to the White House garage until it stopped. We had a party for Mom Hunt tonight.

Went to Swimming Party and Picnic for Rita's Birthday - Monday, June 28, 1965

Sandy Odo invited Tex and me along with some other students to her home on Lake Waukomis for a swimming party and picnic in honor of Rita Fox's birthday. I didn't want to get my white swimsuit dirty in the lake water, so Tex and I didn't swim. We went for a ride in their canoe. I was still scared to feel it tip, after our upset in the Missouri River that time. This afternoon I typed the kids' remedial reading poems on duplicator masters and ran them off. I went back to Chinn School to get the scoring masks we forgot on Friday. I met Mrs. Gibson in Mackay, then went to the library and read a Commentary article on reading to which she referred me.

Went to See what First Presbyterian Church is Like - Sunday, June 27, 1965

This morning Tex went with me to see what the First Presbyterian Church in North Kansas City is like. I really do like it a lot and will plan to go there. It's within walking distance of the house I'll be living in. It is a fairly new building and according to a descriptive pamphlet, much thought was given to the design. This evening Tex and I went to the Ramsey's picnic for students on campus. Lanie, Mary Jo and I got a long way toward learning how to play bridge tonight with the help of Tex, Scott and Ed.

Ate at the Four Winds Restaurant at the Airport - Saturday, June 26, 1965

Tonight Tex took me to the Four Winds restaurant at the airport. It is really a fabulous place. I had bought a new dress this afternoon in Macy's at Antioch (dark magenta with a white lace collar) and it really went well with the decor and atmosphere. The steak was delicious. It cost Tex over $10 (I have the receipt as a souvenir). Afterwards we went to the Plaza and went window shopping. The Plaza III was too crowded. We ran into Mr. Colliver and Sara and Benton and his date. We helped Linda move into her Parkville apartment this afternoon. I took Julia and Yoko with me to shop at Antioch.

Went to Stadium, but Game was Played in Cleveland - Friday, June 25, 1965

Tex and I were going to go to a baseball game tonight, but when we got to the stadium there was not a sign of activity. Apparently the game was being played in Cleveland. We went to the show, "The Yellow Rolls Royce", instead. It has good ratings, but we didn't care that much for it. It has beautiful scenery and interior scenes. We stopped at the Hotel Muehlebach to check on the Cleveland Indians - not there! - and went to the coffee shop. That is the hotel where the president of the United States stayed last night. I went out to Chinn School after reading class to get some more tests.  

Four of Us Saw Camelot at Starlight Theatre - Thursday, June 24, 1965

Tonight Tex and I went with a group to Starlight Theatre in Swope Park to see Camelot. It was very colorful and quite a good performance. That's the theatre that was vacant and Nancy Ayres and I made ourselves at home in when the LLCs went to Swope Park. I've always wanted to see a performance at Starlight. Linda Cleveland and Diana Welch went with us. We stopped at the Plaza III but this time they wouldn't serve us - we didn't have proper IDs. I'd not taken my driver's license since Tex was driving. I finally got caught up on remedial reading evaluations this afternoon.

Gave Mr. Clark a $10 Down Payment for a Place to Live - Wednesday, June 23, 1965

This afternoon I went to North Kansas City. I stopped at the State Bank to ask about opening an account, stopped to see Mr. Clark, the owner of the house, at his insurance office and made a $10 down payment, and got my refund back at the Dispatch office for my "apartment wanted" ad that I wanted cancelled. I looked for a new dress but didn't find anything I liked. I ran ino Dee at a dress rack in Penneys. She was looking for a going-away suit. Tex and I and some of the girls worked a picture puzzle and played gin rummy this evening.