In Love With Things in General and Happy to Be Working - Wednesday, February 28, 1962

I have my French done and letters written to the folks and Grandma and Grandpa. Now to study my anatomy bone parts and read more of The Inferno - no, it's kind of late for that if I intend to get up for breakfast. I'm really in love with things in general. I've never been so happy at college as I have since I began working. I handed in my first work sheet. I should be getting about $39.00 in a few days. Gee! I'm glad I earn my pay. Some of the workers I don't think do. "T'were it Leap Year I'd make the big leap."!!

Dr. Paul Weiss, Professor of Philosophy at Yale, is on Campus - Tuesday, February 27, 1962

I must settle down with my studies. If one goes well, another doesn't. I did a terrible job on an anatomy lab pop quiz. We had as assembly speaker "the keynote speaker of the year," Dr. Paul Weiss. professor of philosophy at Yale University, who's on campus until Thursday. What opportunities I've had this year! I studied at the library with Marge and Judy. I left my class ring in my shorts pocket in my gym locker. It's like losing my right arm. I like the song "Blue Water Line" - I've been listening to my transistor more lately.

Sliding on Ice and Falling Down on Our Way to Classes - Monday, February 26, 1962

It was really slippery out today. Everyone had to slide to all of their classes. It's a wonder kids didn't get hurt more when they fell. I guess a few ended up going to the health center and Nancy Taylor had to go to the North Kansas City Hospital about her elbow. I started working in the attic and with the bindery shelf and bound volumes at the library this afternoon. I got a C on my music test. Margaret, Sharon and I made a trip to Parkville when music class got out early. I got some Project Mercury commemoratives.

A Wiener Roast in the Meetin' House - Sunday, February 25, 1962

The LLCs had a wiener roast party in the Meetin' House so we got out of sack suppers. It was a lot of fun. Wiener roasts are good things, always so basically alike, yet they all have their differences and unusual things. Then we went to the show, "A Raisin in the Sun." It concerned a Chicago Negro family and was real good. We got out too late to go to Woodward's open house. It's so icy out we would have broken our necks getting over there. Sleepy Hollow [Hawley's third floor women] gave a dorm party tonight.

Recruited to Watch the OAC Show a Second Time - Saturday, February 24, 1962

I went to the OAC Show again tonight as one of Fred Kieslar's "recruits" to "help the audience along" by laughing at all the funny parts. It's harder than I thought to laugh at the same thing a second time. They had some of their technical difficulties worked out tonight. I still don't give vent to my feelings enough in my diary. I have been shutting my life apart from God. I've been all keyed up practically since the day I go to college I bet. I like college yet I find myself looking forward to summer vacation. Sometimes I'm not sure of myself.

Laughing the Whole Way Through the OAC Show About Park - Friday, February 23, 1962

The OAC Show tonight was really good. It was a sort of a ______ (gosh, as an "English major" I can't even think of the word) on Park College. I laughed the whole way through. We had snow, rain and sleet today. I've heard at least five different ideas as to what the "unknown"music selection was on our music test - so?! We had a nice little pop quiz in anatomy, the results of which were probably enough to slay Mr. Hearson; no one was prepared. I had glanced at it ahead of time.

Invited to Woodward's First Open House in 23 Years - Thursday, February 22, 1962

This has been quite a night. Woodward has just come through the dorm inviting us to their first open house in 23 years. Just before that second floor gave a party for third and fourth with cherry pie and entertainment for Washington's Birthday. Now I've got to study for my music test. Dean White "talked me out of" the $200 teacher aid for next year since it's only my mother who teaches - we wondered about that last year. I guess she thinks our income doesn't need to be supplemented by financial aid.