December 18, 1964
Just got back from sitting at the Ks - another $1.50. That vest pattern still hasn’t arrived! I’ll probably not finish it by Christmas, still, I’m mad at Barton’s. We had a conference with the other committee heads and they don’t agree with a lot I say. I don’t think the Juniors and Seniors should be allowed to help too much with the Talent Show. It is supposed to be the Sophomore Talent Show!
December 18, 2022
Class warfare, high school style! Each class in my high school had its own annual fundraising event. For the sophomores, it was a talent show. While the performers could be from any class, the leadership and decision-making was generally restricted to the sponsoring class. For the life of me, I can not remember what was being proposed that offended me so deeply. But with three underlines and an exclamation point, it must have been serious.
Barton’s was that now-extinct main street staple, the local department store. I had ordered a sewing pattern from them so I could make a vest for my brother for Christmas, and a week from the big day, it still had not arrived. Would it come in time? Could I make a vest (buttons holes and all) before Christmas? Stay tuned.