Plenty of "Mc's" Nearby - Tuesday, June 7, 1960

Tonight we heard Harlan Miller who writes "Over the Coffee" for the Des Moines Register and a column for the Ladies Home Journal. He's quite a character! We usually go downtown after classes at 4:00. We've bought nylons and Shirley got some shorts. The workshop is much like last year's, naturally, but I think there is a friendlier bunch of kids this year. We sleep in alphabetical order. Consequently there are plenty of "Mc's" nearby.

Mom is Also in Iowa City - Monday, June 6, 1960

We caught a glimpse of Mom this morning and this afternoon stopped her just in time to ride downtown at 4:30. She and other teachers are here for an elementary reading workshop. Shirley informed me that I'm to attend the letterpress division. What a dilly of a teacher! She is Mrs. Draper from Oskaloosa. It is interesting but I do some "pretending" since we have mimeograph. We had a get-acquainted party at the Memorial Union. There are 206 here--6 1/7 girls for every boy!

Wisconsin, Illinois and Nebraska - Sunday, June 5, 1960

We picked Shirley up in Wellman before going to Iowa City. She and I were disappointed that she got room East 305 and I was assigned to North Recreation Room. There are 30 girls down here including Mary Ellen Miller from Kalona. We live such a short distance away since there are kids here from Wisconsin, Illinois and Nebraska. We (Shirley and I) walked around and bought ice cream cones for supper. I sent Daddy a birthday card.

Mom Helped with Chores - Saturday, June 4, 1960

Since the Wellman line was still out of order, Phyllis and I drove over to Ronna Schwartz's house this afternoon since we knew where she lives. I called Shirley from there. I got Daddy a tie for his birthday and a card to mail to him from Iowa City. I have most of my packing done. We have been having more stormy weather. They are so far behind in field work. Mom let us sleep this morning and she went out to do chores.

Faculty Picnic at Lake Darling - Friday, June 3, 1960

I stayed home today and sewed, got dinner, mowed the lawn, practiced the piano, and tried to get Shirley Slaubaugh on the phone to tell her we'd get her at 1:30 on Sunday. I ran over a sack and the mower whanged to a stop, found out we don't have lessons tomorrow like I thought, and the Wellman line was out of order. Mom had a faculty meeting at Wellman. Then she and the kids went to Lake Darling for a faculty picnic.

The Missing Commencement Column - Thursday, June 2, 1960

It is the first day of summer. Mom went to school for work day. She brought home our report cards. My semester and quarter grades were the same: English, A; history, A; geometry and physics, B. As I thought, my not-published commencement column had been buried on Mr. Fudge's desk. I am making a pair of red Jamaica shorts.

West Chester High School is No More - Wednesday, June 1, 1960

At 4:30 this morning Phyllis and I rose and shone and went out to help with chores. I spent my last day at West Chester School - the high school is now "non-existent" [because of its reorganization with Kalona and Wellman into the Mid-Prairie School District.] We got out at 1:30 and rode the bus home for the first time in ages. Tonight Mom, Phyl, Virginia and I went to the Captain's Table for the band supper sponsored by the band mothers with their surplus money.