Some of Us Went Trick or Treating - Tuesday, October 31, 1961

I was going to read art instead of going to the Halloween horror show. However, I spent so much more time on our trick or treat bit than I planned that I probably might as well have gone ahead and gone. As a group some of us Hawley girls dressed up and went to Copley to trick or treat. Then several of us went to President Morrill's house, Dean White's, Stephens (no answers at those two) and Herr House. It was a riot, all dressed up as if we were grade school kids. I have about this many pages in thickness (-----) of art to read by Thursday.

Russia Tested a 50 Megaton Nuclear Bomb - Monday, October 30, 1961

I spent the afternoon in the library trying to read and keep awake. The latter made concentrating on The Iliad rather difficult and I'm ten chapters or so behind! I guess I'll go to bed for tonight although I don't feel too tired right now. Russia has set off its 27th nuclear test since its resumption of nuclear testing this summer. And this one was thought to have been 50 megatons - 2,500 times as powerful as those of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I got the nicest letter from Norma. It was so nice of her to write. We have started the reproduction unit in bio. We started turning flips on the trampoline.

Fourth Floor Girls Give a Chinese Party - Sunday, October 29, 1961

I didn't spend this weekend studying - and I should have. Fourth floor gave second and third a Chinese party tonight. Tonight I saw my fifth movie of the weekend - "Sons and Lovers." It wasn't as good as I expected. Boy, am I tired. I'm going to sleep in Regina and Terry's room again like I did last night. Last night Terry and I were the "night owls." Tonight Regina and Viv are. Must sleep.

Park Beats Emporia in Tournament - Saturday, October 28, 1961

Tonight Judy Birenbaum wanted me to go along to keep Ed Evertsen, the driver, company while she went to the drive-in with Mike Capuzzi. The drive-in was over in Riverside and there were three horror shows. We came back at 11:30 only to find that hours had been extended to 1:00, so went back to see the end of the show. Park beat Emporia this afternoon in a thrilling soccer game. Emporia had beat Tabor. This was part of a four-game invitational tournament. Maybe Park has a chance to go to the national soccer tournament in Pennsylvania.

Running Stocking-Footed in the Rain - Friday, October 27, 1961

We just had a "this is a very serious floor meeting" that turned out to be cookies Merry Lee and Karen had made us. Teresa, Barb and I went to the show, "One-Eyed Jacks" tonight. It was pouring rain when we got out. Rather than "ruin" my good flats, I took them off and ran all the way back stocking footed in the cold water. I hope I don't die of pneumonia. Teresa and I explored the woods up here on the hill this afternoon and brought back things for winter bouquets. Vivien's and mine looks nice against the brown wall on the top shelf. I got up at 6:30 to study bio. I think I passed the test.

A Care Package is Liked by Others - Thursday, October 26, 1961

Vivien and I are about ready to settle down to a big first six-weeks biology test review for tomorrow. I got a care package from home: orange gum drop and peanut cookies, caramel candy, shoestring potatoes, peanuts, gum and a little plastic jack-o-lantern with three suckers. The girls on the floor like our family favorites - the orange slice and the caramel. This morning we had an all-campus picture taken during assembly on the chapel lawn. That ought to be quite a picture. I shouldn't be neglecting world lit and art but I'm too tired to do them, too. We were awakened at 2:45 this morning by a false phone call - our restroom mirrors and john seats were missing this morning!

Copley is Retaliating with Another Prank - Wednesday, October 25, 1961

I was awakened this morning at 5:30 and went out to see a headless pigeon hanging in the hall above a red stained paper. A sign on the wall had the pigeon's head and the words, "This was an angel from Paradise." It seems that several girls from our floor stole Copley's coat-of-arms and they were retaliating. Mom wrote that I can go to see Pat and Delbert at Thanksgiving. She also said that they are going to have me get one of the flu shots that Park is providing. Lake Darling sprung a leak. Tonight we elected dorm officers - Liz Ralston, president; Ann DuBois, vice president (we just put her in the shower); and Kathy Gillespie, secretary-treasurer.