| Introduction | |
| I | That Incomparable Senior Year | |
| King of the Hill | 11 |
| One Potato, Two Potato, Three Potato, Four | 26 |
| Follow the Yellow Brick Road | 34 |
| Pomp and Circumstance | 49 |
| Sunrise, Sunset, Swiftly Flow the Years | 56 |
| Home Remedies | 62 |
| II | When the Pie Was Opened, the Birds Began to Sing | |
| Dancing in the Streets | 69 |
| Hi ho, Hi ho, It's Off to Work I Go | 75 |
| Ten Little, Nine Little, Eight Little Freshmen | 84 |
| And They're Off | 93 |
| Home Remedies | 101 |
| Simpler Lists | 104 |
| III | This Is the Way We Wash Our Clothes | |
| The Cheese Stands Alone | 111 |
| Rock, Paper, Scissors | 129 |
| If You Study, It Will Come | 139 |
| Home Remedies | 145 |
| IV | Empty Nest ... Full Heart | |
| We'll Leave the Light on for You | 149 |
| ET, Phone Home | 156 |
| Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch | 164 |
| Will the Circle Be Unbroken? | 169 |
| Home Remedies | 175 |
| Farewell | 179 |