irgin news by Virginia

ONE MORE time

Last issue I mentioned the fact that I was going to be taking another trip around the country. Well I did. I left L.A. Sunday, Jan. 17, in glorious 90° weather and went to Denver for over night so I could get a better starting time next morning. As usual my good friend Maureen met me at the airport and took me to our usual motel. The other Denver FPES came over that evening and we had a nice visit. During it I got confirmation of a seminar for the University of Colorado Med. school Dept. of Psychiatry to be on Feb. 22 on the way back.

Next morning it was off from Denver's crisp 46° to Minot, N. Dakota at 26° and over to Williston where I was to teach several classes and speak to the Student Body. It went over pretty well considering that they are so isolated up there that they just are not in contact with what's going on. I think they will remember 1971 as the year of Virginia's visit as I'm afraid that I shook them up pretty much. One distraught mother called up the councillor after her young son had heard the talk and demanded to know what was going on "they are trying to teach my son to be a girl!!!" etc. Next it was back by an 8 passenger puddle jumper to Minot and eventually to Minneapolis at 18°. Met by Sally and taken to the hotel. Had dinner or evening visits with several of our girls there and stayed a couple of nights with Myrtle Ann. She had arranged a radio program so we did that one morning and while there they asked her if she would come on another show they were having in a couple of weeks and she agreed, so one

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