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talk to the Staff Conference at the Adult Psychiatry Center at 8 AM in the morning. This necessitated getting up at 5 to get ready. The conference itself ran till 10 AM, but various members stayed over and we talked till 12, and finally only 4 lady psychologists were left over and so they and Virginia walked over to the Student Union and lunched together, naturally a very delightful experience.

Then a taxi to the Airport, plane trip to Chicago and a meeting at the airport by Cynthia AND by Giselle. At the last minute she had decided to come herself instead of her brother. So we three girls went to a nearby cock- tail bar and restaurant and spent a pleasant couple of hours before my plane was due to depart. Since they were departing for Europe for three years early in January this was our last chance to talk and to say good bye which we did with much regret. These two people are high on my list of special friends. You will see more of Giselle in the next issue as she is going to be the Cover Girl on #32.

They put me on my plane which then stalled around for an extra hour before take off putting aboard extra fuel as it was not certain that we would be able to land at L. A. International because of fog. I finally got in bed at 2:30 of a day that started at 5 in the morning and you can bet that I was a tired girl and beginning to be worried about my appearance too.

ALL in all it was a wonderful trip--all as Virginia-- and I think I did some good for the cause, not only with the middle western girls but at the Institute and at the University of Indiana. They at least now know that an FP can be a lady, can travel, and can hold her head up in society without being ashamed of herself or have others ashamed of her. This may seem a small contribution to the cause, but when you consider the mountains of ig- norance and prejudice standing in front of us every little bit helps, so I feel I did my bit. Had circumstances been slightly different I could have done more as I al- most got to be interviewed on a housewives-type pro- gram for TV in Indianapolis, but there was no studio time available on short notice. I was told that next time I came through the city that it would be arranged. How about that, a TV on TV. That'll be the day.

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