Letter 22 11/25/1952 Sex Education, Soapboxes, and Slow Days

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Show Notes:
November 25th, 1952 — Joyce is once again writing from Dr. Shiri’s class, distracted by a student’s clumsy report on sex education, Puritan beliefs, and the meaning of love. Her pencil scrawls between reflections on the racy discussion and her daily life: slow hours at work, May threatening to sell her business and leave Denver, Johnny still waiting for his wife, and Joyce herself preparing for the Thanksgiving rush.

She dreams about a farm with Earl, gets lost in the sparkle of her cleaned ring between paragraphs, and debates whether she’ll continue piano at CU or go back to Oregon. She also grumbles about dorm mates unplugging her desk lamp for hair dryers and irons, and about not being able to come over Wednesday night due to project meetings and laundry.

Underneath the humor and complaints is a steady devotion — even as she writes from class, Joyce is thinking about seeing Earl, planning her moves, and framing her day-to-day frustrations with affection and anticipation.

Topics Include:

• Writing from Dr. Shiri’s class
• Awkward student reports on sex education and love
• Dreaming of life on a farm with Earl
• Cleaning and admiring her ring
• Considering CU piano vs. Oregon
• May’s talk of selling business and leaving Denver
• Slow workdays and Thanksgiving plans
• Project meetings disrupting travel
• Dorm mates unplugging her desk lamp
• Looking forward to seeing Earl Thursday

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